Information for record number MWA1774:
Well at 66 Shrewley Common

Summary The site of a well which was in use during the Imperial period. It was situated at Shrewley Common, 400m east of Tithe Barn Bridge.
What Is It?  
Type: Well
Period: Imperial - Industrial (1751 AD - 1913 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Shrewley
District: Warwick, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 21 67
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
Sites & Monuments Record
Description

 
Source Number  

1 At Shrewley Common. Deep well pump; hand-cranked; most common type locally; disused.
 
Sources

Source No: 1
Source Type: Bibliographic reference
Title: Industrial Archaeology
Author/originator: Saville G E
Date:
Page Number: 5
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Glossary

 
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Description  
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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monument SITE * Unclassifiable site with minimal information. Specify site type wherever possible. back
monument TITHE BARN * A large barn used to store the tithe (a tenth part of the annual produce of agriculture etc.) which was paid by the tenants of ecclesiastical lands. back
monument INDUSTRIAL * This is the top term for the class. See INDUSTRIAL Class List for narrow terms. back
monument PUMP * A machine used to raise and move water and other liquids, compress gases, etc. Use more specific type where known. back
monument WELL * A shaft or pit dug in the ground over a supply of spring-water. back
monument BRIDGE * A structure of wood, stone, iron, brick or concrete, etc, with one or more intervals under it to span a river or other space. Use specific type where known. back

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