Information for record number MWA1875:
Whitacre Waterworks, Nether Whitacre

Summary Whitacre Waterworks which was built during the Imperial period to provide a water supply for Birmingham. It is situated 500m north of Blythe End.
What Is It?  
Type: Waterworks, Pump House, Engine House
Period: Imperial - Industrial (1751 AD - 1913 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Nether Whitacre
District: North Warwickshire, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 21 91
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
Sites & Monuments Record
Description

  
Source Number  

1 An Act was passed in 1870 to authorise the extraction of water from the Rivers Bourne and Blythe to provide a water supply to the city of Birmingham.
 
Sources
Source No: 1
Source Type: Statuatory List
Title: National Heritage List for England
Author/originator: Historic England
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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 ENGINE HOUSE * A building housing an engine. Use specific type where known. back
monument WATERWORKS * Buildings, engineering constructions and machinery, used for the purpose of supplying a town, etc, with water distributed through pipes. back
monument INDUSTRIAL * This is the top term for the class. See INDUSTRIAL Class List for narrow terms. back
monument PUMP HOUSE * A small pumping station. back

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