Information for record number MWA1445:
Gas works at Ragley Hall

Summary The site of a gas works which served Ragley Hall. It was built during the Imperial period. It remained in use until the 1920s but was later demolished.
What Is It?  
Type: Gas Works, Retort House
Period: Imperial - Modern (1751 AD - 2050 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Arrow
District: Stratford on Avon, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 07 55
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
Sites & Monuments Record
Description

  
Source Number  

1 Private gas works of Lord Hertford: stood behind stables at Ragley Hall and supplied the house until the 1920s. It has one gas holder and a small retort house. It was demolished in the 1930s.
 
Sources
Source No: 1
Source Type: Bibliographic reference
Title: The Industrial Archaeology of the Lower Arrow Valley, Warwickshire
Author/originator: Saville G E
Date: 1979
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period Modern The Modern Period, about 1915 AD to the present (the 20th and 21st centuries AD)

In recent years archaeologists have realised the importance of recording modern sites. They do this so that in the future people will be able to look at the remains to help them understand the events to which they are related.
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period Imperial 1751 AD to 1914 AD (end of the 18th century AD to the beginning of the 20th century AD)

This period comes after the Post Medieval period and before the modern period and starts with beginning of the Industrial Revolution in 1750. It includes the second part of the Hannoverian period (1714 – 1836) and the Victorian period (1837 – 1901). The Imperial period ends with the start of the First World War in 1914.
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period modern About 1915 AD to the present (the 20th and 21st centuries AD)

In recent years archaeologists have realised the importance of recording modern sites. They do this so that in the future people will be able to look at the remains to help them understand the events to which they are related.
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monument HOUSE * A building for human habitation, especially a dwelling place. Use more specific type where known. back
monument SITE * Unclassifiable site with minimal information. Specify site type wherever possible. back
monument INDUSTRIAL * This is the top term for the class. See INDUSTRIAL Class List for narrow terms. back
monument STABLE * A building in which horses are accommodated. back
monument RETORT HOUSE * Central functional building of a gas works. Coal is roasted in retorts producing gas and coke. back
monument GAS WORKS * An industrial complex concerned with the manufacture of gas for domestic use from coal and oil. back
monument GAS HOLDER * Expanding storage tank for gas, often includes a meter for measuring the amount used. back

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