Information for record number MWA5746:
Dog Kennels Site at Combe Abbey

Summary Site of Dog Kennels which form part of the Imperial period landscaped gardens at Combe Abbey.
What Is It?  
Type: Kennels
Period: Imperial - Industrial (1751 AD - 1913 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Combe Fields
District: Rugby, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 40 79
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
Registered Park or Garden (Grade: II*)
Sites & Monuments Record
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1 The site of the Dog Kennels at Coome Abbey (PRN 5745) was evaluated in 1992. Two areas were examined, with trench 1 and 2 laid out on north-south and east-west alignments respectively. In both trenches there was very little topsoil over the two external walls of the Kennels complex. Both walls were of brick construction, which appears to have been laid on a crushed sandstone foundation. To the east of trench 2 archaeologically sensitive deposits are suspected to continue in the form of a possible hardstanding. The dog Kennels form part of the landscaped park of Combe Abbey designed by Launcelot 'Capability' Brown in the 1770's. A contemporary watercolour painting shows a façade with ruined 'gothick' castle behind which the Kennels were concealed. The Kennels were demolished in the 1860's by W E Nesfield.
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1 published in a different document.
 
Sources
Source No: 1
Source Type: Bibliographic reference
Title: Evaluation of Coombe Abbey Kennels Site, 1992
Author/originator: Dickinson J E
Date: 1992
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Source No: 2
Source Type: Bibliographic reference
Title: Buildings Recording Archive Addenda and Re-presentation of... excavations at Combe Abbey 1991-1998
Author/originator: Northamptonshire Archaeology
Date: 2002
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none Registered Park or Garden Parks and gardens that are considered to be of historic importance are placed on a register. The register comprises a variety of town gardens, public parks and country estates. The main purpose of the register is to help ensure that the features and qualities that make the parks and gardens special are safeguarded if changes are being considered which could affect them.

The gardens on the register are divided into three grades in order to give some guidance about their significance, in a similar way to Listed Buildings. The majority of parks and gardens on the Register are of sufficient interest as to be designated as grade II. Some, however, are recognised as being of exceptional historic interest and are awarded a star giving them grade II* status. A small number are of international importance, and are classified as grade I.
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technique excavation Archaeologists excavate sites so that they can find information and recover archaeological materials before they are destroyed by erosion, construction or changes in land-use.

Depending on how complicated and widespread the archaeological deposits are, excavation can be done by hand or with heavy machinery. Archaeologists may excavate a site in a number of ways; either by open area excavation, by digging a test pit or a trial trench.
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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 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 PARK * An enclosed piece of land, generally large in area, used for hunting, the cultivation of trees, for grazing sheep and cattle or visual enjoyment. Use more specific type where known. back
monument ABBEY * A religious house governed by an abbot or abbess. Use with narrow terms of DOUBLE HOUSE, MONASTERY or NUNNERY. back
monument INDUSTRIAL * This is the top term for the class. See INDUSTRIAL Class List for narrow terms. back
monument CASTLE * A fortress and dwelling, usually medieval in origin, and often consisting of a keep, curtain wall and towers etc. back
monument TRENCH * An excavation used as a means of concealment, protection or both. back
monument KENNELS * A house or range of buildings in which dogs are kept, eg. hunting hounds. back
monument GARDEN * An enclosed piece of ground devoted to the cultivation of flowers, fruit or vegetables and/or recreational purposes. 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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