Information for record number MWA3217:
Roman Catholic Chapel of St Austin, Birmingham Road, Kenilworth

Summary The Roman Catholic Chapel of St Austin, built in the Imperial period to a design by Pugin. The north aisle is a later addition. It is situated on the Birmingham Road, Kenilworth.
What Is It?  
Type: Chapel, Roman Catholic Chapel
Period: Imperial - Industrial (1751 AD - 1913 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Kenilworth
District: Warwick, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 28 73
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
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Description

  
Source Number  

1 By Pugin, 1841, but so humble that any genius he possessed was certainly not necessary. Red brick, aisleless, with a bellcote and plain, quite severe windows. The N aisle is without doubt later.
 
Sources
Source No: 1
Source Type: Bibliographic reference
Title: The Buildings of England: Warwickshire
Author/originator: Pevsner N and Wedgwood A
Date: 1966
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet: Warwicks
   
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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 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 INDUSTRIAL * This is the top term for the class. See INDUSTRIAL Class List for narrow terms. 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 ROMAN CATHOLIC CHAPEL * A chapel where Roman Catholics worship. back

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