Information for record number MWA1878:
Glovers Foundry, Coventry Road, Warwick

Summary Glovers Foundry, a small country Foundry dating to the Imperial period. The building can be found on Coventry Road, Warwick, 15m south of the junction with The Paddocks.
What Is It?  
Type: Industrial Building, Foundry
Period: Imperial - Industrial (1751 AD - 1913 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Warwick
District: Warwick, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 28 65
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
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Description

  
Source Number  

1 A good, small country foundry occupied by agricultural engineers. Two storey building with large metal framed windows and iron wall crane.
 
Sources
Source No: 1
Source Type: Unpublished document
Title: Industrial Monuments Survey
Author/originator: Falconer K A
Date: 1980
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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 PADDOCK * An enclosed field for horses. 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 WALL CRANE * A small crane fixed to the wall of a warehouse or similar building. back
monument INDUSTRIAL BUILDING * Any building designed or adapted to accommodate trades and manufacturing activity. Use more specific site where known. back
monument ROAD * A way between different places, used by horses, travellers on foot and vehicles. back
monument INDUSTRIAL * This is the top term for the class. See INDUSTRIAL Class List for narrow terms. back
monument FOUNDRY * A workshop or factory for casting metals. back

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