Information for record number MWA2843:
Disused Quarry, Ryton Road

Summary The site of a quarry, now disused, that was in use from the Post Medieval period onwards. It is situated 600m south east of Bubbenhall.
What Is It?  
Type: Quarry
Period: Post-medieval - Industrial (1540 AD - 1913 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Bubbenhall
District: Warwick, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 37 72
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
Sites & Monuments Record
Description

  
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1 Map by J Fish.
1 On the Fish map there is an area called Gravel Pits, which is not marked on later maps. A reference in the CRO (Z222 SM) says: 'The inhabitants of Bubbenhall shall have liberty to get and carry away gravel from the said place as they shall have occasion for it.'
3 Area now a rubbish tip.
4 Plan of full extent of quarry from minerals planners at WCC.
 
Sources
Source No: 1
Source Type: Map
Title: Map
Author/originator: Fish J
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Source No: 4
Source Type: Plan
Title: Extent of Ryton Quarry
Author/originator: Warwickshire County Council
Date: 2011
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Source No: 2
Source Type: Record Card/Form
Title: SMR Card
Author/originator: Hartell J
Date: 1983
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet: PRN 2843
   
Source No: 3
Source Type: Site Visit
Title: SMR Card
Author/originator: Hartell J
Date: 1983
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet: PRN 2832
   
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Glossary

 
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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 Medieval 1066 AD to 1539 AD (the 11th century AD to the 16th century AD)

The medieval period comes after the Saxon period and before the post medieval period.

The Medieval period begins in 1066 AD.
This was the year that the Normans, led by William the Conqueror (1066 – 1087), invaded England and defeated Harold Godwinson at the Battle of Hastings in East Sussex.
The Medieval period includes the first half of the Tudor period (1485 – 1603 AD), when the Tudor family reigned in England and eventually in Scotland too.

The end of the Medieval period is marked by Henry VIII’s (1509 – 1547) order for the Dissolution of the Monasteries in the years running up to 1539 AD. The whole of this period is sometimes called the Middle Ages.
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period Post Medieval About 1540 AD to 1750 AD (the 16th century AD to the 18th century AD)

The Post Medieval period comes after the medieval period and before the Imperial period.

This period covers the second half of the reign of the Tudors (1485 – 1603), the reign of the Stuarts (1603 – 1702) and the beginning of the reign of the Hannoverians (1714 – 1836).
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monument SITE * Unclassifiable site with minimal information. Specify site type wherever possible. back
monument INDUSTRIAL * This is the top term for the class. See INDUSTRIAL Class List for narrow terms. back
monument GRAVEL PIT * A steep-sided pit formed by, and for, the extraction of gravel. back
monument QUARRY * An excavation from which stone for building and other functions, is obtained by cutting, blasting, etc. back

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