Information for record number MWA52:
Curdworth Bridge

Summary Curdworth Bridge which was constructed during the Imperial period. It replaced an earlier Bridge which was situated nearby. The Bridge is situated 300m south of Spring Farm.
What Is It?  
Type: Bridge, Road Bridge
Period: Imperial - Industrial (1751 AD - 1913 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Curdworth
District: North Warwickshire, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 18 91
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
Sites & Monuments Record
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1 The present 5 span brick arch bridge was erected during the middle of the 19th century about 50 yards E of the site of the old bridge (MWA51).
2 Photograph.
3 Archaeological observation at Curdworth bridge recorded no evidence for the 16th century bridge which is known to have once stood upstream of the current bridge, built in 1836. The new bridge was built at a cost of £2672 by the builder John Hiley.
 
Sources
Source No: 1
Source Type: Bibliographic reference
Title: Victoria County History, vol 4, Warwickshire
Author/originator: Salzman L F (ed)
Date: 1947
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Volume/Sheet: 4
   
Source No: 3
Source Type: Observation Report
Title: Archaeological Observation at Curdworth Bridge, Curdworth, Warwickshire
Author/originator: Coutts C
Date: 1997
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Source No: 2
Source Type: Record Card/Form
Title: SMR card: photograph
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Date: 2005
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Images:  
A road bridge over the river at Curdworth, North Warwickshire
Copyright: Warwickshire County Council
Date: 1977
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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 YARD * A paved area, generally found at the back of a house. back
monument SITE * Unclassifiable site with minimal information. Specify site type wherever possible. 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 ROAD BRIDGE * A bridge carrying a road over land or water. back
monument SPRING * A point where water issues naturally from the rock or soil onto the ground or into a body of surface water. back
monument ARCH BRIDGE * A curved structural span which is supported at the sides or ends. May vary in shape from the horizontal flat arch through semicircular and semielliptical forms. back
monument FARM * A tract of land, often including a farmhouse and ancillary buildings, used for the purpose of cultivation and the rearing of livestock, etc. Use more specific type where known. back

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