Information for record number MWA1883:
Adcocks Mill, Regent Street, Nuneaton

Summary Adcocks Mill, a steam mill used for the manufacture of ribbon which was built during the Imperial period. It was located on Regent Street, Nuneaton.
What Is It?  
Type: Steam Mill, Ribbon Factory, Mill
Period: Imperial - Industrial (1751 AD - 1913 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Nuneaton and Bedworth
District: Nuneaton and Bedworth, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 36 92
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
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Description

  
Source Number  

1 This was opened in 1835, it was the first steam powered ribbon making factory, after other textile uses became a store for British Rail.
 
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Source Type: Unpublished document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 STEAM MILL * A steam-powered factory. back
monument RIBBON FACTORY * A factory where ribbons are manufactured. back
monument MILL * A factory used for processing raw materials. Use more specific mill type where known. See also TEXTILE MILL, for more narrow terms. back
monument INDUSTRIAL * This is the top term for the class. See INDUSTRIAL Class List for narrow terms. 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

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