Information for record number MWA1783:
Smithy at Rowington

Summary The site of a forge dating to the Imperial period and situated 200m north west of the cricket ground, Rowington Green.
What Is It?  
Type: Forge
Period: Imperial - Industrial (1751 AD - 1913 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Rowington
District: Warwick, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 19 70
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
Sites & Monuments Record
Description

  
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1 Close by Old Post House; probably 18th century. Smith's House nearby.
2 A building of brick with a timber framed roof. The building is finished with Warwickshire edging and is probably of the 18th century. It is marked as building No. 37 on the 1550 - 1650 map in this book.
 
Sources
Source No: 1
Source Type: Bibliographic reference
Title: Industrial Archaeology
Author/originator: Saville G E
Date:
Page Number: 5
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Source No: 2
Source Type: Bibliographic reference
Title: From Hroca to Anne being a 1000 years in the life of Rowington
Author/originator: Joy Woodall
Date: 1974
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Glossary

 
Word or Phrase
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 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 BUILDING * A structure with a roof to provide shelter from the weather for occupants or contents. Use specific type where known. back
monument CRICKET GROUND * The entire playing area and associated buildings upon which the game of cricket is played. back
monument INDUSTRIAL * This is the top term for the class. See INDUSTRIAL Class List for narrow terms. back
monument FORGE * A building or site where bloom iron or cast iron is forged into wrought iron. back

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