Information for record number MWA2481:
The Red Lion, Bridge Street, Polesworth

Summary The Red Lion, an inn dating to the Imperial period which originally had a thatched roof. The inn is situated on Bridge Street, Polesworth.
What Is It?  
Type: Inn
Period: Imperial - Industrial (1751 AD - 1913 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Polesworth
District: North Warwickshire, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SK 26 02
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
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Description

  
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1 The present building which dates to the Imperial period is of brick, painted white, with original windows and tiled roof. A photograph of the original building is uninformative as it shows a simple rendered building with a thatched roof. This building was pulled down at the turn of the century.
2 The Victuallers' database shows the Red Lion was in existence in 1806.
 
Sources
Source No: 1
Source Type: Bibliographic reference
Title: N.W.Survey
Author/originator: Molyneux N A D
Date: 1976
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Source No: 2
Source Type: Internet Data
Title: Victuallers Database 1801 - 1828 Victuallers Database, 1801 to 1828
Author/originator: Warwickshire County Record Office
Date: 1801 - 1828
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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 INN * A public house for the lodging and entertainment of travellers, etc. 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 INDUSTRIAL * This is the top term for the class. See INDUSTRIAL Class List for narrow terms. back
monument BRIDGE * A structure of wood, stone, iron, brick or concrete, etc, with one or more intervals under it to span a river or other space. Use specific type where known. back

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