Information for record number MWA3563:
Smithy, Main Street, Stretton under Fosse

Summary A forge, where wrought iron was made during the Imperial period. The forge is marked as a smithy on the Ordnance Survey map of 1905. The forge buildings are still standing and are used for storage. They are situated on Main Street, Stretton Under Fosse.
What Is It?  
Type: Forge
Period: Imperial - Industrial (1751 AD - 1913 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Stretton under Fosse
District: Rugby, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 45 81
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
Sites & Monuments Record
Description

  
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1 Smithy marked.
2 A long single-storey brick building with a large doorway and a cottage at its E end. It is in reasonable condition and is used as a store for junk.
 
Sources
Source No: 1
Source Type: Map
Title: Map 1905
Author/originator: Ordnance Survey
Date: 1905
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Source No: 2
Source Type: Unpublished document
Title: SMR Card
Author/originator: Thomson D J
Date: 1983
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet: PRN 4402
   
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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 BUILDING * A structure with a roof to provide shelter from the weather for occupants or contents. Use specific type where known. back
monument INDUSTRIAL * This is the top term for the class. See INDUSTRIAL Class List for narrow terms. back
monument FORGE * A building or site where bloom iron or cast iron is forged into wrought iron. back

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