Information for record number MWA6591:
Site of Tannery at Coleshill

Summary The site of a tannery where animal hides were processed to produce leather. It was in use during the Imperial period and was situated 200m north of Blythe Street, Coleshill.
What Is It?  
Type: Tannery
Period: Imperial - Industrial (1751 AD - 1913 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Coleshill
District: North Warwickshire, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 20 89
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
Sites & Monuments Record
Description

  
Source Number  

1 Site of tannery marked on the First Edition OS map of 1886.
 
Sources
Source No: 1
Source Type: Map
Title: First Edition
Author/originator: Ordnance Survey
Date: 1886
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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 TANNERY * A manufacturing complex where the hides of animals are turned into leather, consisting of buildings for fleecing and drying, as well as treatment pits. 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 HIDE * A shelter, sometimes camouflaged, for the observation of birds and animals at close quarters. back

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