Information for record number MWA1862:
Hawkesbury Junction Houses

Summary Hawkesbury Junction Houses. At the junction of the Coventry and Oxford canals there is a lock-keeper's cottage and two Houses that were built during the Imperial period. They are situated 300m north east of Coney Lane Bridge.
What Is It?  
Type: House, Inn
Period: Imperial - Industrial (1751 AD - 1913 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Nuneaton and Bedworth
District: Nuneaton and Bedworth, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: 00
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
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1 The junction of the Coventry Canal (1768) and the Oxford Canal (1769) has several interesting features: The junction lock which preserves the respective levels of the two Canals is crossed by a small metal bridge and has a lock-keepers cottage alongside. On the Sutton Stop (Coventry) side of the complex there are two terraces of 19th century housing including a shop and inn while across the Canal there is a small warehouse cum dwelling.
 
Sources
Source No: 1
Source Type: Unpublished document
Title: Industrial Monuments Survey
Author/originator: Falconer K A
Date: 1980
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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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monument INN * A public house for the lodging and entertainment of travellers, etc. back
monument HOUSE * A building for human habitation, especially a dwelling place. Use more specific type where known. back
monument SHOP * A house or building where goods are made or prepared and displayed for sale and sold. Use more specific type where known. back
monument LOCK * A section of the water channel on a canal or river shut off above and below by lock gates provided with sluices to let the water out and in, and thus raise or lower boats from one level to another. Use more specific type where known. back
monument CANAL * An artificial navigable waterway used for the transportation of goods. Nowadays also used for recreational purposes. back
monument FEATURE * Areas of indeterminate function. back
monument DWELLING * Places of residence. back
monument WAREHOUSE * A building or part of a building used for the storage of goods or merchandise. 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 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
monument JUNCTION LOCK * A lock at the point where two waterways join together. back
monument TERRACE * A row of houses attached to and adjoining one another and planned and built as one unit. back

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