Information for record number MWA3557:
Newbold Revel

Summary Newbold Revel, a manor house that was built during the Post Medieval period. It is situated 800m south east of Stretton Under Fosse.
What Is It?  
Type: Country House, House
Period: Post-medieval - Modern (1540 AD - 2050 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Stretton under Fosse
District: Rugby, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 45 80
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
Listed Building (Grade: II*)
Sites & Monuments Record
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1 Built for Sir Fulwar Skipworth in 1716. On the strength of style Francis Smith of Warwick is assumed to have been the designer. The entrance (W) side is of eleven bays. The first and last three are slightly projecting wings. The recessed centre was filled in about 1900(?) by Edgar Wood. The original doorway, however, was moved forward. The house is of red brick with stone dressings and three storeys high. The quoins are of even length, a motif typical of the first quarter of the 18th century. The doorway has Roman Doric columns against rustication and a tryglyph frieze at the top. The windows have busy surrounds and brick aprons. The urns are original too. The S side is of seven bays, the garden side again of eleven, but of a different rhythm: two-seven-two. Also, it has a three-bay pediment and a special accent on the top-floor middle window, which is made round-arched. Wood added the colonnade.
2 house. Possibly by Francis Smith of Warwick. Brick, in Flemish bond with ashlar dressings. H-shaped plan.
3 The building is now engulfed by modern brick additions and adjoining buildings (including a chapel) around its northern end (mainly from when the building was owned by the Sisters of Charity of St. Paul as a training college). It is now owned by British Telecom and is still undergoing transformation.
4 The Newbold Revel estate in Warwickshire, listed in the Domesday book, was once owned by Thomas Malory, author of 'Morte d'Arthur.
5 Photograph published 1978.
6 A watching brief was undertaken during demolition work at Newbold Revel house. It had been suggested that several buildings being demolished in the complex were associated with the area's use by the military during World War II. Unfortunately the area had already been cleared when a visit was carried out. The buildings had obviously been 20th century in date but no certainty could be gained of a 1939-1945 date or use. Adjacent buildings appeared to date from the 1950s but may have been somewhat earlier.
 
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
   
Source No: 2
Source Type: Bibliographic reference
Title: LBL
Author/originator: DoE
Date: 1986
Page Number: 17
Volume/Sheet:
   
Source No: 5
Source Type: Photograph
Title: Newbold Revel
Author/originator:
Date: 1978
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet: PRN 3557
   
Source No: 3
Source Type: Site Visit
Title: SMR Card
Author/originator: Thompson D J
Date: 1983
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet: PRN 3264
   
Source No: 4
Source Type: Unpublished document
Title: SMR Card
Author/originator:
Date: 1978
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet: PRN 3557
   
Source No: 6
Source Type: Watching Brief Report
Title: Newbold Revel House, Stretton under Fosse, Warwickshire
Author/originator: Gethin B
Date: 2003
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet:
   
Images:  
A view of Newbold Revel House, Stretton under Fosse
Copyright: Warwickshire County Council
Date: 1890s
Click here for larger image  
 
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designation Listed Building Buildings and structures, such as bridges, that are of architectural or historical importance are placed on a statutory list. These buildings are protected by planning and conservation acts that ensure that their special features of interest are considered before any alterations are made to them.

Depending on how important the buildings are they are classed as Grade I, Grade II* or Grade II. Grade I buildings are those of exceptional interest. Grade II* are particularly important buildings of more than special interest. Those listed as Grade II are those buildings that are regarded of special interest.
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source Domesday Book The Domesday Book was commissioned in December 1085 by William the Conqueror, who invaded England in 1066. It contains records for about 13,000 medieval settlements in the English counties south of the rivers Ribble and Tees (the border with Scotland at the time). The Domesday Book is a detailed record of the lands and their resources that belonged to the king. It also records the identity of the landholders and their tenants. back
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
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 Roman About 43 AD to 409 AD (the 1st century AD to the 5th century AD)

The Roman period comes after the Iron Age and before the Saxon period.

The Roman period in Britain began in 43 AD when a Roman commander called Aulus Plautius invaded the south coast, near Kent. There were a series of skirmishes with the native Britons, who were defeated. In the months that followed, more Roman troops arrived and slowly moved westwards and northwards.
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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 Post Medieval About 1540 AD to 1750 AD (the 16th century AD to the 18th century AD)

The Post Medieval period comes after the medieval period and before the Imperial period.

This period covers the second half of the reign of the Tudors (1485 – 1603), the reign of the Stuarts (1603 – 1702) and the beginning of the reign of the Hannoverians (1714 – 1836).
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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 COUNTRY HOUSE * The rural residence of a country gentleman. back
monument HOUSE * A building for human habitation, especially a dwelling place. Use more specific type where known. back
monument COLONNADE * A row of columns supporting an entablature. 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 STONE * Use only where stone is natural or where there is no indication of function. back
monument MANOR HOUSE * The principal house of a manor or village. back
monument FLOOR * A layer of stone, brick or boards, etc, on which people tread. Use broader site type where known. back
monument URN * A garden ornament, usually of stone or metal, designed in the the form of a vase used to receive the ashes of the dead. back
monument WOOD * A tract of land with trees, sometimes acting as a boundary or barrier, usually smaller and less wild than a forest. 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 COLUMN * Use for free standing column. 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 ROUND * A small, Iron Age/Romano-British enclosed settlement found in South West England. back
monument TRAINING COLLEGE * A college where specialist skills, relating to a particular subject, are taught. Use specific type where known. back

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