Information for record number MWA2810:
Disused Quarries, Hangmans Lane, Seckington

Summary Sandstone quarries from which stone was obtained for use as a building material during the Imperial period. The quarries are situated on either side of Hangmans Lane, Seckington.
What Is It?  
Type: Quarry
Period: Imperial - Industrial (1751 AD - 1913 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Seckington
District: North Warwickshire, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SK 26 07
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
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1 Sandstone quarries on both sides of the road. The backs of the quarries show bare rock, and in some places may once have had buildings built within them leaning against the back face.
2 The site should perhaps be located at SK2607, where the quarrying activity is on both sides of the road.
1 /Desc Text /Molyneux N A D /1976 /N.W.Survey / / /WMB /Y /
 
Sources
Source No: 1
Source Type: Bibliographic reference
Title: N.W.Survey
Author/originator: Molyneux N A D
Date: 1976
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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 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 STONE * Use only where stone is natural or where there is no indication of function. 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 QUARRY * An excavation from which stone for building and other functions, is obtained by cutting, blasting, etc. back

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