Information for record number MWA13250:
Dolphin Inn, Long Street, Atherstone

Summary Historic Dolphin Inn situated in Long Street, Atherstone
What Is It?  
Type: Inn
Period: Unknown
Where Is It?  
Parish: Atherstone
District: North Warwickshire, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: 00
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Level of Protection Local
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3 Dolphin Inn, Long Street, Atherstone. Historic Inn recorded on Pigot's, F. White and Co.'s, and Victuallers' databases, the latter shows it in existence in 1806. Buildings to rear. Situated on the north side of Long Street within the medieval settlement area.
4 The current façade of the Dolphin Inn dates to the 18th century but it is unknown how long an Inn has stood on this site. [Details of landlords betweeen 1828/9 and 1912]. In 1888 Atherstone was mapped at a scale of 1:500 by the OS. This map suggest that the earliest part of the Dolphin Inn ran for some 10m back from the street frontage but had been extended another 5m back by 1888. A pump is indicated in the yard to the east of the Building. Running back from the Inn are a series of additional structurew, some of which may have belonged to the Inn itself and others would have been dwellings for those families recorded on the 19th century records within Dolphin yard.
 
Sources
Source No: 1
Source Type: Bibliographic reference
Title: Pigot and Co.'s Royal National and Commercial Topography and Directory of the Counties of Nottinghamshire Rutland Shropshire Staffordshire Warwickshire Westmorland Worcestershire Yorkshire Wales.
Author/originator: Pigot & Co.
Date: 1828-29
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Source No: 2
Source Type: Internet Data
Title: F. White and Co.'s Warwickshire Directory 1874
Author/originator: F. White and Co.
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Source No: 3
Source Type: Internet Data
Title: Victuallers Database 1801 - 1828 Victuallers Database, 1801 to 1828
Author/originator: Warwickshire County Record Office
Date: 1801 - 1828
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Source No: 4
Source Type: Observation Report
Title: Archaeological Observation at The Dolphin Inn, Atherstone
Author/originator: Coutts C
Date: 2000
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet: Report No 0023
   
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period Medieval 1066 AD to 1539 AD (the 11th century AD to the 16th century AD)

The medieval period comes after the Saxon period and before the post medieval period.

The Medieval period begins in 1066 AD.
This was the year that the Normans, led by William the Conqueror (1066 – 1087), invaded England and defeated Harold Godwinson at the Battle of Hastings in East Sussex.
The Medieval period includes the first half of the Tudor period (1485 – 1603 AD), when the Tudor family reigned in England and eventually in Scotland too.

The end of the Medieval period is marked by Henry VIII’s (1509 – 1547) order for the Dissolution of the Monasteries in the years running up to 1539 AD. The whole of this period is sometimes called the Middle Ages.
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monument YARD * A paved area, generally found at the back of a house. back
monument INN * A public house for the lodging and entertainment of travellers, etc. back
monument SITE * Unclassifiable site with minimal information. Specify site type wherever possible. back
monument SETTLEMENT * A small concentration of dwellings. back
monument COMMERCIAL * This is the top term for the class. See COMMERCIAL Class list for narrow terms. back
monument BUILDING * A structure with a roof to provide shelter from the weather for occupants or contents. Use specific type where known. back
monument DWELLING * Places of residence. back
monument DOLPHIN * A cluster of piles for mooring a vessel. back
monument PUMP * A machine used to raise and move water and other liquids, compress gases, etc. Use more specific type where known. back

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