Information for record number MWA4994:
Cob Walled Building, Blackwell

Summary The site of a cob-walled building probably dating to the early 20th Century. It was located 150m north east of the chapel in Blackwell.
What Is It?  
Type: Barn, Barn, Barn
Period: Post-medieval - Modern (1540 AD - 1923 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Tredington
District: Stratford on Avon, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 24 43
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
Sites & Monuments Record
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1 Cob walled building recorded in 1978 by Stephen Ball prior to destruction. Noted as a 3 bay barn with open end gable at the east end. The north and west walls were made from cob sitting on sills of local lias stone. The south wall was rebuit in brick on the original stone sill with a small portion of cob surviving at the west end where a window appears to have been. A window was set in brick in the north wall at the west end. The roof tiles were red clay tiles and the timberwork was a mixture of deal and elm with some of this appearing to be reused floor beams and other reused timber. No dating is given in the report.
2 An additional file note by Ian Greig suggests the location of the building by Ball on his plan is wrong. Historic map analysis by Greig shows the building to appear first on the 1923 OS 1:2500 County Series 3rd epoch map. He notes it is also shown on the OS 1970s map but not in 2007. The inference is made that the building was destroyed between 1978 and 2007. Greig also comments on Ball's notes relating to the mixed construction and reuse of materials and that this could relate to scarcity of materials or financial stringency due to the 1st World War.
 
Sources
Source No: 2
Source Type: Desk Top Study
Title: Additonal File Note for MWA4994
Author/originator: Greig I
Date: 2007
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Source No: 1
Source Type: Plan
Title: Tredington
Author/originator: Ball S
Date: 1978
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period Modern The Modern Period, about 1915 AD to the present (the 20th and 21st centuries AD)

In recent years archaeologists have realised the importance of recording modern sites. They do this so that in the future people will be able to look at the remains to help them understand the events to which they are related.
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period Medieval 1066 AD to 1539 AD (the 11th century AD to the 16th century AD)

The medieval period comes after the Saxon period and before the post medieval period.

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period modern About 1915 AD to the present (the 20th and 21st centuries AD)

In recent years archaeologists have realised the importance of recording modern sites. They do this so that in the future people will be able to look at the remains to help them understand the events to which they are related.
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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 STONE * Use only where stone is natural or where there is no indication of function. back
monument FLOOR * A layer of stone, brick or boards, etc, on which people tread. Use broader site type where known. back
monument CHAPEL * A freestanding building, or a room or recess serving as a place of Christian worship in a church or other building. Use more specific type where known. back
monument BARN * A building for the storage and processing of grain crops and for housing straw, farm equipment and occasionally livestock and their fodder. Use more specific type where known. 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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