Information for record number MWA4115:
The Dun Cow Inn, Dunchurch

Summary The Dun Cow, an inn that was built during the Post Medieval period. It is situated on Rugby Road, Dunchurch.
What Is It?  
Type: Inn
Period: Post-medieval - Industrial (1540 AD - 1900 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Dunchurch
District: Rugby, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 48 71
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
Listed Building (Grade: II)
Sites & Monuments Record
Description

  
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1 The present Inn is built on the site of an earlier 17th century coaching inn. The building is 18th century with 19th century alterations. It is two storey, stucco on brick and chequer brick, cornice string, old tile roof. The south front has six bays, the upper windows 3 and 4 pane sashes with voussoir heads, two similar 4 pane sashes to the left on the ground floor, a large yard entrance with panelled double doors, a half glazed door in the second bay from the right hand in a rectangular porch c.1850, flanked by 3 light sash windows. The east front is chequer brick, five bays with similar windows.
2 OS Card.
3 The Dun Cow Hotel with a heavy Early Victorian porch across the pavement.
4 site visit made and the above description verified.
5 A programme of building recording was undertaken prior to development. The Grade II Listed brick barn.stable due for demolition, northwest of the main block was recorded. The building was built in two stages, probably in the mid 18th and late 18th/early 19th centuries, up against a pre-existing ?early 18th century wall, and subsequently underwent alterations in the later 19th and 20th centuries.
 
Sources
Source No: 3
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: 1
Source Type: Descriptive Text
Title: LBL
Author/originator: DoE
Date:
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Source Type: Evaluation Report
Title: The Dun Cow, Dunchurch
Author/originator: Thomas J
Date: 1995
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Source No: 5
Source Type: Observation Report
Title: Archaeological Recording at the Dun Cow Inn
Author/originator: Palmer N and Meek J
Date: 1996
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Source No: 2
Source Type: Record Card/Form
Title: OS Card, 29SW4
Author/originator: Ordnance Survey
Date:
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Source No: 4
Source Type: Site Visit
Title: SMR Card
Author/originator: Pehrson B
Date: 1984
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet: PRN 4115
   
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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 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 OS Card Ordnance Survey Record Card. Before the 1970s the Ordnance Survey (OS) were responsible for recording archaeological monuments during mapping exercises. This helped the Ordnance Survey to decide which monuments to publish on maps. During these exercises the details of the monuments were written down on record cards. Copies of some of the cards are kept at the Warwickshire Sites and Monuments Record. The responsibility for recording archaeological monuments later passed to the Royal Commission on Ancient and Historic Monuments. 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 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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monument COACHING INN * A public house offering lodgings to the passengers, and stabling for the horses of stage coaches. back
monument YARD * A paved area, generally found at the back of a house. back
monument HOTEL * A large building used for the accommodation of paying travellers and guests. back
monument INN * A public house for the lodging and entertainment of travellers, etc. back
monument SITE * Unclassifiable site with minimal information. Specify site type wherever possible. back
monument PAVEMENT * A path or road for pedestrians, laid or beaten in with stones or other materials. 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 FLOOR * A layer of stone, brick or boards, etc, on which people tread. Use broader site type where known. back
monument ROAD * A way between different places, used by horses, travellers on foot and vehicles. back
monument DUN * A building or settlement enclosure with a thick drystone wall, generally circular or oval in plan, usually sited in an elevated position. back
monument INDUSTRIAL * This is the top term for the class. See INDUSTRIAL Class List for narrow terms. back
monument BARN * A building for the storage and processing of grain crops and for housing straw, farm equipment and occasionally livestock and their fodder. Use more specific type where known. back
monument STABLE * A building in which horses are accommodated. back
monument WALL * An enclosing structure composed of bricks, stones or similar materials, laid in courses. Use specific type where known. back

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