Information for record number MWA3609:
Site of Chapel, Chapel Street/Market Street

Summary The site of a chapel which was built during the Imperial period. It was later used as a school and then as a warehouse. The chapel was situated in chapel Street, Rugby but no traces of the building are visible.
What Is It?  
Type: Chapel
Period: Imperial - Industrial (1751 AD - 1913 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Rugby
District: Rugby, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 50 75
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
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1 Built 1823 and used until 1869 when the church in Market Street was completed. After that it was used as a day school for sixteen years until it became a warehouse. The Rugby Co-op bought the building in 1911.
2 A large edifice of red brick with black bands and white stone dressings in the Gothic Early Pointed style. Tower at front, and a wheel window, designed by Ellison.
3 Reference
2 refers to the second chapel. Neither building could be found, and it is assumed that both have been demolished.
 
Sources
Source No: 1
Source Type: Bibliographic reference
Title: Rugby in Retrospect
Author/originator: Coventry Evening Telegraph
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Source No: 2
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: 3
Source Type: Record Card/Form
Title: SMR Card
Author/originator: Kilburn C D
Date: 1983
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet: PRN 3697
   
Images:  
A Weslyan Chapel in Chapel Street, Rugby
Copyright: Warwickshire County Council
Date: 1869
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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 SCHOOL * An establishment in which people, usually children, are taught. 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 TOWER * A tall building, either round, square or polygonal in plan, used for a variety of purposes, including defence, as a landmark, for the hanging of bells, industrial functions, etc. Use more specific type where known. back
monument MARKET * An open space or covered building in which cattle, goods, etc, are displayed for sale. back
monument WAREHOUSE * A building or part of a building used for the storage of goods or merchandise. Use more specific type where known. 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 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

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