Information for record number MWA13296:
Site of the Green Dragon inn, Abbey End, Kenilworth

Summary Site of the historic inn situated on the west side of Abbey end. Closed during the period 1813 - 1828. The assembly rooms at the rear of the Green Dragon were probably used used as a Territorial Army (TA) Drill Station before the First World War (WW1).
What Is It?  
Type: Inn
Period: Unknown
Where Is It?  
Parish: Kenilworth
District: Warwick, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 28 71
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Level of Protection Local
Description

  
Source Number  

1 Site of the Green Dragon inn, Abbey End, Kenilworth. Steward reports that this historic inn is shown on James Fish's 1692 Estate map. It was situated on the west side of Abbey Hill. He adds that at some time between 1813 to 1828, the inn closed down and became a private residence called the 'Firs'. Part of the De Montfort Hotel is built on the Site.
2 The 7th. Battalion of the Royal Warwickshires Kenilworth Detachment to hold a Recruiting Day at The Assembly Room at the rear of the Green Dragon.
 
Sources
Source No: 2
Source Type: Bibliographic reference
Title: Kenilworth 1914 - 1918. Betty Sunley.
Author/originator: J Brace
Date: 2014.
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Source No: 1
Source Type: Bibliographic reference
Title: The Inns and Roads of Kenilworth
Author/originator: Rob J Steward
Date: 2000
Page Number: 29 - 54
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Glossary

 
Word or Phrase
Description  
monument HOTEL * A large building used for the accommodation of paying travellers and guests. 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 ASSEMBLY ROOMS * A building or set of rooms, primarily of the 18th century, in which social gatherings and balls were held. back
monument ABBEY * A religious house governed by an abbot or abbess. Use with narrow terms of DOUBLE HOUSE, MONASTERY or NUNNERY. back
monument ROAD * A way between different places, used by horses, travellers on foot and vehicles. back

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