Information for record number MWA4383:
The Wharves at Hartshill

Summary The Wharves at Hartshill. Four canal wharfs, where vessels would have loaded and unloaded goods, were in use during the Imperial period. They are situated 500m north of Hartshill Quarries.
What Is It?  
Type: Canal, Canal Wharf
Period: Imperial - Industrial (1751 AD - 1913 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Hartshill
District: North Warwickshire, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 33 94
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
Sites & Monuments Record
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1 Along the canal banks in the above square are four wharves. There is one to each side of the Nuneaton Road bridge (SP 33 94), and one to each side of a bridge at SP 33 94.
2 This bridge, marked as a footbridge on later maps, is shown as carrying a tramway on the 1924 OS 25". This tramway serves the various wharves, carrying (presumably) stone from Hartshill quarries.
3 The wharf to the S of the bridge would appear to have been used well into this century, being well served with brick and concrete buildings. None of the other wharves were accessible or visible.
 
Sources
Source No: 1
Source Type: Map
Title: 2.5" 1886
Author/originator: Ordnance Survey
Date: 1886
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Source No: 2
Source Type: Map
Title: 25" 1924
Author/originator: Ordnance Survey
Date: 1924
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Source No: 3
Source Type: Site Visit
Title: SMR Card
Author/originator: Kilburn C
Date: 1984
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Volume/Sheet: PRN 4393
   
Images:  
A view of canal wharves at Hartshill, north of Hartshill Quarries
Copyright: Warwickshire County Council
Date: 1910s
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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 BUILDING * A structure with a roof to provide shelter from the weather for occupants or contents. 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 STONE * Use only where stone is natural or where there is no indication of function. back
monument INDUSTRIAL * This is the top term for the class. See INDUSTRIAL Class List for narrow terms. back
monument WELL * A shaft or pit dug in the ground over a supply of spring-water. 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 TRAMWAY * A track inlaid into a surface, on which tram cars run for the conveyance of passengers and/or goods or raw materials. 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 ROAD BRIDGE * A bridge carrying a road over land or water. back
monument FOOTBRIDGE * A narrow bridge for people and animals to cross on foot. back
monument SQUARE * An open space or area, usually square in plan, in a town or city, enclosed by residential and/or commercial buildings, frequently containing a garden or laid out with trees. back

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