Information for record number MWA3567:
Stretton Manor House, Stretton under Fosse

Summary Stretton Manor House which was built during the Imperial period. It is situated north of Main Street, Stretton Under Fosse.
What Is It?  
Type: Manor House, House
Period: Imperial - Modern (1751 AD - 2050 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
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1 The building at this location is marked on previous editions of the OS map as "Manor House": No other documentation pertaining to this fact could be found.
2 The present owner knew nothing of its history, thinking it to be c.150 years old. The house is timber framed with brickwork (nogging) on sandstone ashlar base: the roof is tiled (partly with fish-scale tiles in alternate rows) and crest tiles. The SE face has four bays, the two end ones projecting and second right recessed. W bay has three storied (including attic window in the gable), with modern bay window: 2nd left bay contains a front door (of ornate wood), with jetty and window in gable above: 2nd right bay has 2 storeys and E gable the same as on the west (with pronounced stone base and decorated large boards), the upper inscribed with "J-C 1862". The exterior chimney is on the gabled east end, it has a stone base with blue brick upper and a number of miscellaneous brick built out-houses attached to the western end. There are also stables in the grounds.
 
Sources
Source No: 1
Source Type: Map
Title: 6" OS Sht 22SW CRO
Author/originator: Ordnance Survey
Date: 1886
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Source No: 2
Source Type: Site Visit
Title: SMR Card
Author/originator: Kilburn C D
Date: 1983
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet: PRN 3182
   
Images:  
The Manor House, Stretton Under Fosse
Copyright: Warwickshire County Council
Date: 1930s
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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 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 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 JETTY * A mole or pier-like structure situated at the entrance of a harbour, or running out into a lake or the sea, usually used for the landing of craft. 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 STABLE * A building in which horses are accommodated. back
monument ROW * A row of buildings built during different periods, as opposed to a TERRACE. back
monument CHIMNEY * Chimney used on an industrial or commercial site. back

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