Information for record number MWA1785:
Shrewley Metal Works

Summary The site of Shrewley Metal Works which is of modern date. The works closed in the 1970s and the buildings were reused. The site is located 800m north west of Little Shrewley.
What Is It?  
Type: Metal Works
Period: Modern (1914 AD - 1975 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Shrewley
District: Warwick, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 22 68
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
Sites & Monuments Record
Description

  
Source Number  

1 Built c1914, closed 1975; produced cotterpins for coffin hinges; Hopes Pins Ltd; machinery transferred to Bath; wooden buildings now used for agricultural purposes.
 
Sources
Source No: 1
Source Type: Bibliographic reference
Title: Industrial Archaeology
Author/originator: Saville G E
Date:
Page Number: 5
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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 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 SITE * Unclassifiable site with minimal information. Specify site type wherever possible. back
monument COFFIN * A chest made of stone, wood or lead, used to enclose a dead body. 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 MACHINERY * Apparatus used for applying a mechanical force, or to perform a particular function. Use more specific type where known. back
monument METAL WORKS * A complex of buildings used for the processing of metals. Use more specific type where known. back
monument INDUSTRIAL * This is the top term for the class. See INDUSTRIAL Class List for narrow terms. back
monument WORKS * Usually a complex of buildings for the processing of raw materials. Use specific type where known. back

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