Information for record number MWA4377:
Marston Junction off Marston Lane, Bedworth

Summary The canal junction of the Coventry and Ashby de la Zouche Canals, which were waterways used for transporting goods. They date from the Imperial period, and the junction is situated at Marston Bridge, Bedworth.
What Is It?  
Type: Canal
Period: Imperial - Industrial (1751 AD - 1913 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Nuneaton and Bedworth
District: Nuneaton and Bedworth, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 36 88
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
Sites & Monuments Record
Description

  
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1 At this point the Ashby de la Zouch canal joins the Coventry. The junction was made in 1804. On each side of the junction are buildings, one named 'Lock House', the other 'canal House. There is also an indentation in the bank opposite the junction, presumably to facilitate boat turning into and out of the Ashby canal. Both buildings are now demolished, although their sites are still visible.
 
Sources
Source No: 1
Source Type: Unpublished document
Title: SMR Card
Author/originator: CDK
Date: 1984
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet: PRN 4327
   
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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 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 JUNCTION * A place where two artificial waterways meet each other. back

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