Information for record number MWA258:
Oldbury Hall

Summary The site of Oldbury Hall, a house which was built during the Imperial period. It burned down in 1941 but was situated 300m north of Oldbury Grange.
What Is It?  
Type: House
Period: Imperial - Industrial (1751 AD - 1913 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Hartshill
District: North Warwickshire, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 31 94
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
Scheduled Monument (Grade: )
Sites & Monuments Record
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1 Oldbury Hall stood within the area of Oldbury Camp. This was a large 18th century Palladian house of three stories with walls of brick coated with cement. It had a portico on the SW front of two storey height with Ionic columns and a pediment and on the opposite front a large bow window. Lower wings flanked the sides. This building was burnt down in an air raid in 1941.
2 The site was burnt down in 1941 and levelled in 1948.
3 Some of the outbuildings of the hall remain to the S but there is nothing of any particular interest.
4 A reservoir has now been built over the site of the hall.
 
Sources
Source No: 1
Source Type: Bibliographic reference
Title: Victoria County History, vol 4, Warwickshire
Author/originator: Salzman L F (ed)
Date: 1947
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Volume/Sheet: 4
   
Source No: 2
Source Type: Map
Title: Annotated Map
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Volume/Sheet: 16SE
   
Source No: 4
Source Type: Map
Title: Map 1886
Author/originator: Ordnance Survey
Date: 1886
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Volume/Sheet: 6" series
   
Source No: 3
Source Type: Record Card/Form
Title: SMR card : text
Author/originator: JMG
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Images:  
An engraving of Oldbury Hall, Oldbury, Hartshill
Copyright: Warwickshire County Council
Date: 1800s
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none Scheduled Monument Scheduled Ancient Monuments (SAMs) are those archaeological sites which are legally recognised as being of national importance. They can range in date from prehistoric times to the Cold War period. They can take many different forms, including disused buildings or sites surviving as earthworks or cropmarks.

SAMs are protected by law from unlicensed disturbance and metal detecting. Written consent from the Secretary of State must be obtained before any sort of work can begin, including archaeological work such as geophysical survey or archaeological excavation. There are nearly 200 SAMs in Warwickshire.
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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 GRANGE * An outlying farm or estate, usually belonging to a religious order or feudal lord. Specifically related to core buildings and structures associated with monastic land holding. Use specific term where known. back
monument HOUSE * A building for human habitation, especially a dwelling place. Use more specific type where known. back
monument SITE * Unclassifiable site with minimal information. Specify site type wherever possible. 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 OUTBUILDING * A detached subordinate building. Use specific type where known, eg. DAIRY. back
monument COLUMN * Use for free standing column. back
monument WALL * An enclosing structure composed of bricks, stones or similar materials, laid in courses. Use specific type where known. back
monument RESERVOIR * A large natural or artificial body of water, sometimes covered, used to collect and store water for a particular function, eg. industrial or public use. back

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