Information for record number MWA3325:
Smithy at Bourton on Dunsmore

Summary The site of a post medeival smithy shown on the Ordnance Survey map of 1905. It was situated in Bourton on Dunsmore. In 2017 it was photographed prior to redevelopment.
What Is It?  
Type: Blacksmiths Workshop
Period: Unknown
Where Is It?  
Parish: Bourton and Draycote
District: Rugby, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 43 70
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
Sites & Monuments Record
Description

  
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1 'Smithy' marked.
3 Quite dilapidated and used as stores.
4 No longer appears to be listed.
5 The blacksmith's workshop has been examined in advance of proposed alterations during June 2014. This is a later 18th or early 19th century building of brick and slate. There were two chimneys at either gable end of the building with a separate area for the shoeing of animals. This building has been re-roofed in the later 20th century building which may have led to the loss of one of the original chimneys. This has lately been in use as a garage. Much of the open hearth and smoke hood arrangements appear to survive within the building. These appear to be largely constructed of brick.
6 In 2017 the building was recorded prior to renovations. The brick building has a tiles roof and multipaned windows. The internal images showed that there are no surviving internal fixtures.
 
Sources
Source No: 2
Source Type: Bibliographic reference
Title: LBL
Author/originator: DoE
Date: 1956
Page Number: 32
Volume/Sheet: 22/3
   
Source No: 5
Source Type: Building Survey
Title: The Forge, Bouton on Dunsmore: Historic Building Survey and Heritage Impact Assessment Report
Author/originator: D Hickie
Date: 2014
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Source No: 1
Source Type: Map
Title: Map 1905
Author/originator: Ordnance Survey
Date: 1905
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Source No: 6
Source Type: Photographic Record
Title: The Forge, Main Street, Bourton-on-Dunsmore, Archaeological Record
Author/originator: Cox B
Date: 2017
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Source No: 3
Source Type: Record Card/Form
Title: SMR Card
Author/originator: Kilburn C D
Date: 1983
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet: PRN 3697
   
Source No: 4
Source Type: Verbal communication
Title: R.C. Hingley personal comments
Author/originator: R C Hingley
Date:
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source LBL Listed Building List. Buildings and structures, such as bridges, that are of architectural or historical importance are placed on a list. Buildings placed on the list are protected through various planning and conservation acts which ensure that their special features of interest are considered before any alterations are made to them. The Listed Buildings List is compiled and maintained by English Heritage. It includes details of where the building is, when it was built, a description of its appearance, and any other special features. back
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
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 HEARTH * The slab or place on which a fire is made. back
monument WORKSHOP * A building or room used for small scale manufacture. Use more specific term where possible. back
monument BLACKSMITHS WORKSHOP * Place where a smith works iron. May be for small scale local use or within a larger industrial complex. back
monument CHIMNEY * Chimney used on an industrial or commercial site. back
monument GARAGE * Use only for buildings which house motor vehicles. Includes garages for vehicle repair. For petrol sales use PETROL STATION. back
monument FORGE * A building or site where bloom iron or cast iron is forged into wrought iron. back

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