Information for record number MWA4367:
Folly Wharf, off Folly Lane, Napton

Summary The site of Folly Wharf, a canal wharf, where vessels would have loaded and unloaded goods during the Imperial period. It was located south-east of the Folly Lane Bridge, and was marked on the Ordnance Survey map of 1927.
What Is It?  
Type: Canal, Canal Wharf
Period: Imperial - Industrial (1751 AD - 1913 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Napton on the Hill
District: Stratford on Avon, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 45 60
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
Sites & Monuments Record
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1 "Folly Wharf" is marked on the 6" OS at the above NGR.
2 The only evidence of a Wharf here is the small redbrick stable block, now a BWB store. There is also a large lockkeeper's house.
3 Canal buildings are shown on the 1st Editon and 2nd Edition OS maps. Those towards the northern end of the Wharf disappeared sometime between 1927 and 1955.
4 A wall which ran east-west across the site was still in situ in the 1960s but has since been removed.
 
Sources
Source No: 3
Source Type: Map
Title: 2500 1886
Author/originator: Ordnance Survey
Date: 1886
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Source No: 1
Source Type: Map
Title: 6" 1927
Author/originator: Ordnance Survey
Date: 1927
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Source No: 4
Source Type: Photographic Record
Title: The Folly and Folly Locks, Napton on the Hill, Southam
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Date: c1960
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Source No: 2
Source Type: Site Visit
Title: SMR Card
Author/originator: Kilburn C
Date: 1984
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Volume/Sheet: PRN 4393
   
Images:  
The Folly and Folly Locks on the Oxford Canal, Napton on the Hill
Copyright: Warwickshire County Council
Date: 1960s
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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
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 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 LOCK * A section of the water channel on a canal or river shut off above and below by lock gates provided with sluices to let the water out and in, and thus raise or lower boats from one level to another. Use more 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 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 STABLE * A building in which horses are accommodated. back
monument FOLLY * A structure, often found in 18th century landscape gardens, that demonstrates eccentricity or excess rather than practical purpose. They can take many forms - ruins, sham castles, towers, hermits' cells or grottoes. 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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