Information for record number MWA4307:
Kaye's Arm, over Stockton Road, Long Itchington

Summary The site of Kaye's Arm, a canal and associated wharf, where vessels would have loaded and unloaded goods during the Imperial period. It was located to the north west of Stockton Bridge.
What Is It?  
Type: Canal, Canal Wharf
Period: Imperial - Industrial (1751 AD - 1913 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Long Itchington
District: Stratford on Avon, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 42 64
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
Sites & Monuments Record
Description

  
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1 Branches north from the Warwick and Napton Canal to serve the Southam Cement Works. Flooded, but the works now relies on rail transport. Almost opposite, an arm used to extend northwards to a lime works. This is now abandoned. The three Canalside Inns served the workers from the numerous Canalside lime and cement and quarries. "In 1819 the company agreed to a private cut being made by Charles Handley and John Tomes from the Canal near Long Itchington, probably.....Keyes Arm". "This branch originally crossed the Canal from quarries on the north side to the Cement Works on the south. The northern arm was shut off during 1931-5".
 
Sources
Source No: 1
Source Type: Bibliographic reference
Title: Canals of the East Midlands
Author/originator: Hadfield C
Date:
Page Number: 175, 276
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Glossary

 
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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 TRANSPORT * This is the top term for the class. See TRANSPORT Class List for narrow terms. 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 CANAL * An artificial navigable waterway used for the transportation of goods. Nowadays also used for recreational purposes. back
monument INDUSTRIAL * This is the top term for the class. See INDUSTRIAL Class List for narrow terms. back
monument WHARF * A large wooden structure built alongside the water's edge where ships may lie for unloading. back
monument BRIDGE * A structure of wood, stone, iron, brick or concrete, etc, with one or more intervals under it to span a river or other space. Use specific type where known. back
monument CANAL WHARF * A large wooden structure built alongside the edge of a canal where narrow boats may lie for the loading and unloading of goods. back
monument LIME WORKS * A site where lime (calcium carbonate) is made. back
monument CEMENT WORKS * A site where cement is manufactured for the building industry. back
monument WORKS * Usually a complex of buildings for the processing of raw materials. Use specific type where known. back

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