Information for record number MWA3604:
Cemetery at Clifton Road

Summary A cemetery which dates back to the Imperial period. It is located on Clifton Road, Rugby. Recommended for inclusion on Local List by Lovie
What Is It?  
Type: Cemetery
Period: Imperial - Industrial (1751 AD - 1913 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Rugby
District: Rugby, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 51 75
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
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2 Cemetery with two Mortuary Chapels (PRNs 5478, 5479) marked.
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4 Lovie reports the Cemetery covering c. 8 acres, laid out on a grid pattern with central avenue. Originally two stone chapels set in north west (Anglican) and south east (Non-conformist) corners, brick lodge (now under separate ownership), boundary wall and mortuary. One chapel (Anglican), lodge and boundary wall survive at time of Lovie's survey (1996/7). Some good planting especially to W but many confiers over-mature at time of survey (1996/7). Some good monuments including one to Rupert Brooke.
 
Sources
Source No: 3
Source Type: Bibliographic reference
Title: Warwickshire Register Review Data Tables (North Warwickshire, Nuneaton & Bedworth, Rugby)
Author/originator: Lovie, Jonathan
Date: 1997
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Source No: 4
Source Type: Bibliographic reference
Title: Warwickshire Register Review Report & Recommendations
Author/originator: Lovie, Jonathan
Date: 1997
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Source No: 1
Source Type: Bibliographic reference
Title: History, Directory and Gazetteer of Warwickshire
Author/originator: White F
Date: 1874
Page Number: 892
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Source No: 2
Source Type: Map
Title: 1:10560 1938 44SW
Author/originator: Ordnance Survey
Date: 1938
Page Number: 44SW
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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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monument LODGE * A small building, often inhabited by a gatekeeper, gamekeeper or similar. Use specific type where known. back
monument STONE * Use only where stone is natural or where there is no indication of function. back
monument ROAD * A way between different places, used by horses, travellers on foot and vehicles. back
monument INDUSTRIAL * This is the top term for the class. See INDUSTRIAL Class List for narrow terms. back
monument CEMETERY * An area of ground, set apart for the burial of the dead. 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 MORTUARY CHAPEL * A place of worship at the site of a mortuary. back
monument BOUNDARY WALL * Any wall enclosing a building or complex of buildings, eg. prisons, dockyards, factories, etc. back
monument MORTUARY * A building or room used for holding, viewing, identifying or examining dead bodies prior to burial or cremation. back

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