Information for record number MWA2997:
Smithy at Eathorpe

Summary The site of a forge which was in use during the Imperial period and is marked on the Ordnance Survey map of 1886. It apparently ceased to operate before the Second World War, though the building is still standing. It is situated in Eathorpe.
What Is It?  
Type: Forge
Period: Imperial - Modern (1751 AD - 2050 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Eathorpe
District: Warwick, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 39 69
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
Sites & Monuments Record
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1 Forge marked.
2 This building is the end part of a long terrace which opened directly onto the road. It is now pebble-dashed and the interior is piled with 'junk'. According to a neighbour it was out of use long before World War II.
 
Sources
Source No: 1
Source Type: Map
Title: 6" OS Sht 22SW CRO
Author/originator: Ordnance Survey
Date: 1886
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Source No: 2
Source Type: Unpublished document
Title: SMR Card
Author/originator: Thompson D J
Date: 1983
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet: PRN 2677
   
Images:  
The forge at Eathorpe
Copyright: Warwickshire County Council
Date: 1900s
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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 Modern The Modern Period, about 1915 AD to the present (the 20th and 21st centuries AD)

In recent years archaeologists have realised the importance of recording modern sites. They do this so that in the future people will be able to look at the remains to help them understand the events to which they are related.
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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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period modern About 1915 AD to the present (the 20th and 21st centuries AD)

In recent years archaeologists have realised the importance of recording modern sites. They do this so that in the future people will be able to look at the remains to help them understand the events to which they are related.
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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 ROAD * A way between different places, used by horses, travellers on foot and vehicles. back
monument FORGE * A building or site where bloom iron or cast iron is forged into wrought iron. back
monument TERRACE * A row of houses attached to and adjoining one another and planned and built as one unit. back

* Copyright of English Heritage (1999)

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