Information for record number MWA6722:
Site of Smithy at Astley

Summary The site of a blacksmiths workshop which was in use during the Imperial period. It was situated on the east side of Church Lane, Astley.
What Is It?  
Type: Blacksmiths Workshop, Forge
Period: Imperial - Industrial (1751 AD - 1913 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Astley
District: North Warwickshire, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 31 89
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
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Description

  
Source Number  

1 Site of smithy marked on OS map of 1887.
 
Sources
Source No: 1
Source Type: Map
Title: 2500 1887
Author/originator: Ordnance Survey
Date: 1887
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Volume/Sheet:
   
Images:  
The Forge, Astley
Copyright: Warwickshire County Council
Date: 1920s
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Glossary

 
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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 SITE * Unclassifiable site with minimal information. Specify site type wherever possible. back
monument CHURCH * A building used for public Christian worship. Use more specific type where known. back
monument INDUSTRIAL * This is the top term for the class. See INDUSTRIAL Class List for narrow terms. back
monument BLACKSMITHS WORKSHOP * Place where a smith works iron. May be for small scale local use or within a larger industrial complex. back
monument FORGE * A building or site where bloom iron or cast iron is forged into wrought iron. back

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