Information for record number MWA4127:
Site of Deer House to S of Fox Covert

Summary The site of Deer House, now a ruined building. The house was built during the Imperial Period. It lies close to the southern weir between Goodrest Farm and Fox Covert.
What Is It?  
Type: Building, House, Deer House?
Period: Imperial - Industrial (1751 AD - 1913 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Leek Wootton and Guys Cliffe
District: Warwick, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 27 69
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
Sites & Monuments Record
Description

  
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1 A building known as the Deer House. It backs onto a small wood. Photographs were taken in 1980 and by 1981 it had collapsed. The building was 19.8 by 9m, mainly of brick with main corners quoined with sandstone. The central section was open-fronted with timber supports. The building had wings on either end. It was probably a Deer House. It was probably late Victorian.
 
Sources
Source No: 1
Source Type: Bibliographic reference
Title: The Deer House
Author/originator: Sunley H et al
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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 HOUSE * A building for human habitation, especially a dwelling place. Use more specific type where known. back
monument FOX COVERT * A small area of managed woodland, created to provide cover for foxes. back
monument WEIR * A dam constructed on the reaches of a canal or river designed to retain the water and to regulate its flow. back
monument SITE * Unclassifiable site with minimal information. Specify site type wherever possible. 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 DEER HOUSE * A building for housing deer overnight. back
monument INDUSTRIAL * This is the top term for the class. See INDUSTRIAL Class List for narrow terms. 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 FARM * A tract of land, often including a farmhouse and ancillary buildings, used for the purpose of cultivation and the rearing of livestock, etc. Use more specific type where known. back

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