Information for record number MWA4384:
Baddesley Wharf S of Whittington

Summary Baddesley Wharf, a canal wharf and basin, where vessels would have loaded and unloaded goods and coal. It dates to the Imperial period and is situated west of Holly Lane.
What Is It?  
Type: Canal, Canal Wharf, Canal Basin
Period: Imperial - Industrial (1751 AD - 1913 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Grendon
District: North Warwickshire, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 29 98
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
Sites & Monuments Record
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2 Described as a coal wharf, dates from 1771 but much altered in Victorian times when railway sidings installed. The buildings have gone, only the dock and the sidings remain. The OS 25" of 1903 shows a major rail/ canal interchange with a one acre dock, railway sidings with connections with the LNWR and the Baddesley Collieries Railway.
3 This complex is now under an embankment supporting the straightened A5. The opening of the arm is visible from the towpath. There are a number of buildings possibly connected with the wharf and Railway complex around the area. There is also a cottage (5th lock cottage) of white painted brick, two storeys high, by the adjacent lock.
 
Sources
Source No: 1
Source Type: Map
Title: Map 1903
Author/originator: Ordnance Survey
Date: 1903
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet: 2500
   
Source No: 3
Source Type: Site Visit
Title: SMR Card
Author/originator: Kilburn C D
Date: 1984
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet: PRN 4315
   
Source No: 2
Source Type: Unpublished document
Title: West Midlands Waterways Survey
Author/originator: Kilburn, C.
Date: 1976
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet:
   
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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 RAILWAY SIDING * A short piece of track lying parallel to the main railway line enabling trains and trucks to pass one another. Sidings can also be used to park trains which are not in use. 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 EMBANKMENT * A long ridge of earth, rocks or gravel primarily constructed to carry a roadway. 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 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 DOCK * An artificial area of open water, enclosed by masonry and fitted with dock gates in which ships can be repaired, loaded/unloaded or berthed. 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 RAILWAY * A line or track consisting of iron or steel rails, on which passenger carriages or goods wagons are moved, usually by a locomotive engine. back

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