Information for record number MWA6531:
Fishpond at Seckington

Summary A fishpond, used for the breeding and storing of fish, dating to the Imperial period. The fishpond is marked on the OS map of 1885 and is located at Seckington Old Hall.
What Is It?  
Type: Fishpond
Period: Imperial - Industrial (1751 AD - 1913 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Seckington
District: North Warwickshire, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SK 26 07
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
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Description

  
Source Number  

1 Fishpond marked on OS map of 1885.
2 Still in use as a pond.
 
Sources
Source No: 1
Source Type: Map
Title: 2500 1885
Author/originator: Ordnance Survey
Date: 1885
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Source No: 2
Source Type: Unpublished document
Title: Personal Project
Author/originator: Bond E
Date: 1993
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Glossary

 
Word or Phrase
Description  
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 FISHPOND * A pond used for the rearing, breeding, sorting and storing of fish. back
monument POND * A body of still water often artificially formed for a specific purpose. Use specifc type where known. back
monument INDUSTRIAL * This is the top term for the class. See INDUSTRIAL Class List for narrow terms. back

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