Information for record number MWA3212:
Roman Catholic Church of St Francis of Assisi, Warwick Road, Kenilworth

Summary The Roman Catholic Church of St Francis of Assisi was built during the Imperial period. It is situated on Warwick Road, Castle End.
What Is It?  
Type: Church
Period: Imperial - Modern (1751 AD - 2050 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Kenilworth
District: Warwick, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 28 71
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
Sites & Monuments Record
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1 This Roman Catholic church was built in 1841. The building contains not only the chapel, but also a presbytery and the parish rooms.
2 An evaluation report in response to an application to build a new church on the site concluded that it is unlikely that any substantial medieval buildings ever stood on this site. It is possible that this area of town, although laid out for rental in the original 12th century charter, was never fully exploited.
3 The building referred to in
1 above is actually the RC church of St Augustine (or Austin) (MWA3217) on Beehive Hill and is therefore irrelevant to MWA3212
4 The RC church of St Francis of Assisi was first established in the house formerly known as "Moorlands" in Warwick Road in the mid-1960s. It was demolished in 1991 or 1992 to make way for the modern church which now stands on the site, built in 1992-3. It is the footprint of this modern building which is mapped on the GIS.
5 1991 photograph of Moorlands in use as church prior to its demolition, and extract describing the history of the site.
 
Sources
Source No: 2
Source Type: Archaeological Report
Title: Church of St. Francis of Assisi, Warwick Road, Kenilworth
Author/originator: Warwickshire Museum
Date: 1991
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Source No: 5
Source Type: Bibliographic reference
Title: Kenilworth People and Places Vol. 1
Author/originator: Robin D Leach
Date:
Page Number: 146 and 150
Volume/Sheet: 1
   
Source No: 1
Source Type: Unpublished document
Title: SMR Card
Author/originator: Thompson D J
Date: 1983
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet: PRN 3212
   
Source No: 3
Source Type: Verbal communication
Title: Pers. Comm. Gill Stewart
Author/originator: Stewart G
Date: 2014 onwards
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Volume/Sheet:
   
Source No: 4
Source Type: Verbal communication
Title: Pers. Comm. Gill Stewart
Author/originator: Stewart G
Date: 2014 onwards
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Volume/Sheet:
   
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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 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 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 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 FOOTPRINT * An impression made in soft ground by a passing animal or human. The soft ground may have subsequently hardened. back
monument CHURCH * A building used for public Christian worship. Use more specific type where known. back
monument ROAD * A way between different places, used by horses, travellers on foot and vehicles. back
monument CASTLE * A fortress and dwelling, usually medieval in origin, and often consisting of a keep, curtain wall and towers etc. back
monument CHAPEL * A freestanding building, or a room or recess serving as a place of Christian worship in a church or other building. Use more specific type where known. back
monument BEEHIVE * A receptacle used as a home for bees, traditionally made of thick straw-work in the shape of a dome, but sometimes made of wood. back
monument TOWN * An assemblage of public and private buildings, larger than a village and having more complete and independent local government. back
monument ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH * A place of worship for Roman Catholics. back

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