Information for record number MWA3299:
Thickthorn Lodge, Kenilworth

Summary Thickthorn Lodge, which was first built as a cottage in the Imperial period and was later extended into a three storey farmhouse. By 1830 it had become a mock Tudor country mansion with castellations, turrets and an elaborate gatehouse. It is situated to the south of Windy Arbour.
What Is It?  
Type: House
Period: Imperial - Modern (1751 AD - 2050 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Kenilworth
District: Warwick, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 29 70
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
Sites & Monuments Record
Description

 
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1 On the edge of Kenilworth, Thickthorn Lodge began as a cottage, before becoming a three storey farmhouse, and in 1811, a 'country mansion' in the Mock-Tudor style with mock battlements and turrets.
2 The NE wing was demolished in the 1950s and that facade is concreted over: otherwise the building is as described and in quite good condition.
3 There are two aerial photographs of this site in Kenilworth Library.
5 "A mild-mannered Tudor Gothic". It had a fanciful gatehouse but this no longer belongs to the house; it has stables and 4.5 acres of gardens.
6 Thickthorn Lodge. A castellated Tudor house of c1830. Elaborate gatehouse.
7 The house has been remodelled and extended in 1987 and is now (2013) a nursing home.
 
Sources

Source No: 3
Source Type: Aerial Photograph
Title: Aerial Photograph
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Date:
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Volume/Sheet: A 194849
   
Source No: 4
Source Type: Aerial Photograph
Title: Aerial Photograph
Author/originator:
Date:
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet: A 194849
   
Source No: 7
Source Type: Archaeological Report
Title: Thickthorn (South-east Kenilworth) Strategic Allocations: Historic Environment Appraisal
Author/originator: Parkhouse, J
Date: 2014
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet: 1498
   
Source No: 5
Source Type: Bibliographic reference
Title: Kenilworth
Author/originator: Reid, Burke and Savill
Date:
Page Number: 177
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Source No: 6
Source Type: Bibliographic reference
Title: The Buildings of England: Warwickshire
Author/originator: Pevsner N and Wedgwood A
Date: 1966
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet: Warwicks
   
Source No: 2
Source Type: Site Visit
Title: SMR Card
Author/originator: Thompson D J
Date: 1983
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet: PRN 3264
   
Source No: 1
Source Type: Unpublished document
Title: Yesterdays Town - Kenilworth
Author/originator: Drew J
Date: 1980
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Volume/Sheet:
   
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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
technique Aerial Photograph Aerial photographs are taken during an aerial survey, which involves looking at the ground from above. It is usually easier to see cropmarks and earthworks when they are viewed from above. Aerial photographs help archaeologists to record what they see and to identify new sites. There are two kinds of aerial photographs; oblique and vertical. 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 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 LIBRARY * A building, room or suite of rooms where books, or other materials, are classified by subject and stored for use by the library's members. back
monument LODGE * A small building, often inhabited by a gatekeeper, gamekeeper or similar. Use specific type where known. 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 TURRET * A small tower or bartizan, which was often placed at the angles of a castle, to increase the flanking ability, some only serving as corner buttresses. Also used to describe the small rectangular towers situated between the milecastles along Hadrians Wall. back
monument FARMHOUSE * The main dwelling-house of a farm, it can be either detached from or attached to the working buildings. back
monument ARBOUR * A lattice work bower or shady retreat covered with climbing plants. back
monument FACADE * Use wider site type where known. Only use term where no other part of original building survives. back
monument NURSING HOME * A residential home for older people or people with physical and/or mental disabilities who need care provided by registered nurses. back
monument GATEHOUSE * A gateway with one or more chambers over the entrance arch; the flanking towers housing stairs and additional rooms. Use with wider site type where known. back
monument GARDEN * An enclosed piece of ground devoted to the cultivation of flowers, fruit or vegetables and/or recreational purposes. Use more specific type where known. back
monument STABLE * A building in which horses are accommodated. back
monument TOWN * An assemblage of public and private buildings, larger than a village and having more complete and independent local government. back

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