Information for record number MWA4315:
Canal Features on Grand Union Canal

Summary Documentary evidence suggests that a small canal basin and two canal wharves, where vessels would have loaded and unloaded goods, existed on the Grand Union canal to the north west of Clapham Terrace, Leamington Spa. The features date from the Imperial period.
What Is It?  
Type: Canal, Canal Basin, Canal Wharf
Period: Imperial - Industrial (1751 AD - 1913 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Leamington Spa
District: Warwick, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 32 64
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
Sites & Monuments Record
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1 The OS 25" shows a small basin and two wharves close to Clapham Terrace bridge.
2 On the 6" (1971) this appears merely as a small indentation in the canal bank.
3 The Geographical Street Map shows the basin as a spur reaching to the end of Clapham Terrace.
4 The feature has been filled in and a factory now occupies the site.
 
Sources
Source No: 3
Source Type: Map
Title: Geographical Street Map
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Source No: 2
Source Type: Map
Title: 1:10560 1971
Author/originator: Ordnance Survey
Date: 1971
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Source No: 1
Source Type: Map
Title: 2500
Author/originator: Ordnance Survey
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Source No: 4
Source Type: Site Visit
Title: SMR Card
Author/originator: Kilburn C D
Date: 1984
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Volume/Sheet: PRN 4315
   
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Glossary

 
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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
technique Documentary Evidence Documentary evidence is another name for written records. The first written records in Britain date back to the Roman period. Documentary evidence can take many different forms, including maps, charters, letters and written accounts. When archaeologists are researching a site, they often start by looking at documentary evidence to see if there are clues that will help them understand what they might find. Documentary evidence can help archaeologists understand sites that are discovered during an excavation, field survey or aerial survey. 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 CANAL * An artificial navigable waterway used for the transportation of goods. Nowadays also used for recreational purposes. back
monument FEATURE * Areas of indeterminate function. back
monument INDUSTRIAL * This is the top term for the class. See INDUSTRIAL Class List for narrow terms. 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 CANAL BASIN * An open area of water, usually artificial and enclosed by dock gates or locks, lined with wharves and warehouses, where barges, narrow boats and other canal vessels can load and unload goods and supplies. back
monument FACTORY * A building or complex, housing powered machinery and employing a large workforce for manufacturing purposes. Use specific monument type where known. back
monument SPA * A medicinal or mineral spring often with an associated building. back
monument TERRACE * A row of houses attached to and adjoining one another and planned and built as one unit. back

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