Information for record number MWA4354:
Norman's and Walker's Works Branch, Harborough Road

Summary A branch of the Oxford Canal, a waterway used for transporting goods. It dated to the Imperial period, and is marked on the Ordnance Survey map of 1905. It is located immediately to the west of Fall's Bridge, Harborough Magna.
What Is It?  
Type: Canal
Period: Imperial - Industrial (1751 AD - 1913 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Harborough Magna
District: Rugby, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 48 77
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
Sites & Monuments Record
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1 This 1m 1f branch of the Oxford canal was formed when the canal was straightened in 1834. This section was retained to serve Newbold lime works.
2 It appears on the OS map to be still water, filled and navigable. On the 1905 OS 25" there is a wharf marked opposite Newbold Lodge at SP 48 77.
 
Sources
Source No: 1
Source Type: Bibliographic reference
Title: The Oxford Canal
Author/originator: Compton H J
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Source No: 2
Source Type: Map
Title: 6" 1905
Author/originator: Ordnance Survey
Date: 1905
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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 LODGE * A small building, often inhabited by a gatekeeper, gamekeeper or similar. Use specific type where known. 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 LIME WORKS * A site where lime (calcium carbonate) is made. back

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