Information for record number MWA3199:
Disused Brewery, Marton Road, Birdingbury

Summary The site of a disused brewery, where beer was made during the Imperial period. It was situated on Marton Road, Birdingbury.
What Is It?  
Type: Brewery
Period: Imperial - Industrial (1751 AD - 1913 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Birdingbury
District: Rugby, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 43 68
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
Sites & Monuments Record
Description

  
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1 This brewery is first mentioned in 1868 in a conveyance where the adjoining land was sold to WB Ryder for £13.
2 In 1901 the same land passed into the hands of Charles Edward Blyth of Stockton for £750.
3 There is a sketch with the latter deed showing the brewhouse to be the building still standing although dilapidated, at the above reference. It is of brick on stone construction and stands in a partly cobbled walled courtyard with evidence of other collapsed buildings. There is behind the brewhouse a field marked on the sketch map "cock pit field" possibly connected with gaming activities at the beerhouse.
 
Sources
Source No: 1
Source Type: Bibliographic reference
Title: Whichford Methodist Chapel
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Date:
Page Number: D36_53
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Source No: 2
Source Type: Bibliographic reference
Title: Whichford Methodist Chapel
Author/originator:
Date:
Page Number: D36_53
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Source No: 3
Source Type: Site Visit
Title: SMR Card
Author/originator: Kilburn C D
Date: 1983
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet: PRN 3182
   
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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 SITE * Unclassifiable site with minimal information. Specify site type wherever possible. back
monument METHODIST CHAPEL * A place of worship for Methodists, a movement founded by John Wesley. Following his death in 1791 there were many secessions. back
monument BREWHOUSE * An outbuilding containing brewing equipment, as opposed to a large commercial BREWERY. Often found in conjunction with public houses, country houses 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 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 BREWERY * A commercial building, or buildings, used for the production of beer and other alcoholic drinks. Size may range from a single room such as a microbrewery in a public house to a complex of buildings including production line machinery for bottling. back
monument PIT * A hole or cavity in the ground, either natural or the result of excavation. Use more specific type where known. back
monument COURTYARD * An uncovered area, surrounded or partially surrounded by buildings. back
monument FIELD * An area of land, often enclosed, used for cultivation or the grazing of livestock. back

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