Information for record number MWA5816:
Site of Britannia Hat Factory in Atherstone

Summary The site of the Britannia Hat Factory, where hats were made during the Imperial period. It was situated north of Richmond Road, Atherstone.
What Is It?  
Type: Hat Factory, Factory
Period: Modern (1872 AD - 1999 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Atherstone
District: North Warwickshire, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 30 97
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
Sites & Monuments Record
Description

  
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1 Site of Britannia Hat Factory marked on the Ordnance Survey map of 1887.
2 The Britannia Works may have taken over a pre-existing Hat Factory as one is listed in the area by 1862 and 1872 directories, though its precise location is more difficult to assess. The portion of the Hat Factory recorded as the Britannia Hat Factory contains a number of mid-19th to mid-20th century buildings, though these are not all of historical significance.
 
Sources
Source No: 2
Source Type: Building Survey
Title: The Britannia Works, Coleshill Road, Atherstone, Warwickshire: An outline architectural and archaeological assessment
Author/originator: Richard K Morriss
Date: 2003
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Source No: 1
Source Type: Map
Title: Map 2500 1887
Author/originator: Ordnance Survey
Date: 1887
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet: 2500
   
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source Britannia Britannia, the journal of the Society for the Promotion of Roman Studies which contains articles about the archaeology of Roman Britain. It is published annually and copies are held at the Warwickshire Sites and Monuments Record. back
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 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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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 HAT FACTORY * A factory where hats are manufactured. back
monument ROAD * A way between different places, used by horses, travellers on foot and vehicles. back
monument FACTORY * A building or complex, housing powered machinery and employing a large workforce for manufacturing purposes. Use specific monument type where known. back
monument WORKS * Usually a complex of buildings for the processing of raw materials. Use specific type where known. back

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