Information for record number MWA1882:
Albion Works, Attleborough Road, Attleborough

Summary Albion Works, a ribbon factory that was in use during the Imperial period. The buildings are still used by various businesses and they are situated on Attleborough Road, Attleborough.
What Is It?  
Type: Ribbon Factory, Factory
Period: Imperial - Industrial (1751 AD - 1913 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Nuneaton and Bedworth
District: Nuneaton and Bedworth, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 36 91
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
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Description

  
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1 A row of 2 storey brick premises now occupied by an assortment of firms but originally used by a ribbon maker. From the road they have the appeaance of terraced houses, albeit somewhat ornate. To the rear a very different appearance. A series of arches let into the row, about 8ft square in plan and the height of the row - these were storage and unloading places. The paired doorways to the front have dressed stone surrounds.
 
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Source Type: Unpublished document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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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 BUILDING * A structure with a roof to provide shelter from the weather for occupants or contents. Use specific type where known. back
monument TERRACED HOUSE * A house in a line of houses attached to and adjoining one another and planned and built as one unit. back
monument STONE * Use only where stone is natural or where there is no indication of function. back
monument RIBBON FACTORY * A factory where ribbons are manufactured. back
monument ARCH * A structure over an opening usually formed of wedge-shaped blocks of brick or stone held together by mutual pressure and supported at the sides; they can also be formed from moulded concrete/ cast metal. A component; use for free-standing structure only. 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 SQUARE * An open space or area, usually square in plan, in a town or city, enclosed by residential and/or commercial buildings, frequently containing a garden or laid out with trees. back
monument ROW * A row of buildings built during different periods, as opposed to a TERRACE. back
monument FACTORY * A building or complex, housing powered machinery and employing a large workforce for manufacturing purposes. Use specific monument type where known. back
monument WORKS * Usually a complex of buildings for the processing of raw materials. Use specific type where known. back

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