Information for record number MWA1910:
Pound on Southam Road

Summary The site of a pound which was used for penning livestock during the Imperial period. It was located on Southam Road, Radford Semele.
What Is It?  
Type: Pound
Period: Imperial - Industrial (1751 AD - 1913 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Radford Semele
District: Warwick, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 34 64
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
Sites & Monuments Record
Description

  
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1 The pound is on the turnpike E of the village. It was used about twelve times earlier this century for stray cattle etc. It was last used by the council to store drainpipes and other material. Hitchcox had the keystone of the arch of the pound gate, which is inscribed 'FEW 1858'. Information J Hitchcox.
2 There are still the remains of pound on land held by the Police Station.
 
Sources
Source No: 1
Source Type: Bibliographic reference
Title: Radford Semele
Author/originator: Parsons L
Date:
Page Number: 64
Volume/Sheet:
   
Source No: 2
Source Type: Record Card/Form
Title: SMR Card
Author/originator: JTG
Date: 1982
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet: PRN 2227
   
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source SMR Card Sites and Monuments Record Card. The Warwickshire Sites and Monuments Record began to be developed during the 1970s. The details of individual archaeological sites and findspots were written on record cards. These record cards were used until the 1990s, when their details were entered on to a computerised system. The record cards are still kept at the office of the Warwickshire Sites and Monuments Record. back
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 VILLAGE * A collection of dwelling-houses and other buildings, usually larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town with a simpler organisation and administration than the latter. back
monument SITE * Unclassifiable site with minimal information. Specify site type wherever possible. 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 POLICE STATION * The office or headquarters of a local police force, or of a police district. back
monument POUND * A pen, often circular and stone-walled, for rounding up livestock. back
monument GATE * A movable stucture which enables or prevents entrance to be gained. Usually situated in a wall or similar barrier and supported by gate posts. back

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