Information for record number MWA3437:
Site of Limeworks at Larch Spinney

Summary The site of a lime kiln, used for making lime during the Imperial period. It is marked on a map of 1831. The lime kiln was situated 400m south west of Church Lawford.
What Is It?  
Type: Lime Kiln, Kiln
Period: Imperial - Industrial (1751 AD - 1913 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Church Lawford
District: Rugby, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 44 76
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
Sites & Monuments Record
Description

  
Source Number  

1 Lime works marked.
2 Extensive Lime works once existed in Church Lawford; an arm of the canal was extended to the works to facilitate traffic.
3 The site is now an orchard.
 
Sources
Source No: 2
Source Type: Bibliographic reference
Title: Historical Notes to Sale Catalogue of Duke of Buccleuch's Estates
Author/originator:
Date: 1918
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Source No: 1
Source Type: Map
Title: OS 1831-4
Author/originator: Baker B
Date: 1831-4
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Volume/Sheet:
   
Source No: 3
Source Type: Record Card/Form
Title: SMR Card
Author/originator: GTD
Date: 1983
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet: PRN 3439
   
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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
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 KILN * A furnace or oven for burning, baking or drying. Use specific type where known. back
monument CANAL * An artificial navigable waterway used for the transportation of goods. Nowadays also used for recreational purposes. back
monument LIME KILN * A kiln in which lime is made by calcining limestone or in some areas chalk. back
monument CHURCH * A building used for public Christian worship. Use more specific type where known. back
monument INDUSTRIAL * This is the top term for the class. See INDUSTRIAL Class List for narrow terms. back
monument LIME WORKS * A site where lime (calcium carbonate) is made. back
monument ORCHARD * An enclosure used for the cultivation of fruit trees. back
monument WORKS * Usually a complex of buildings for the processing of raw materials. Use specific type where known. back

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