Information for record number MWA6829:
Site of Rugby Portland Cement Works

Summary The site of Rugby Portland Cement Works, where cement has been made since the Imperial period. It is situated 600m east of Townsend Lane.
What Is It?  
Type: Cement Works
Period: Imperial - Modern (1751 AD - 2050 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Rugby
District: Rugby, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 48 75
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
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1 Site of Rugby Portland cement works marked on 1886 map.
2 The Rugby Works began producing lime in the early 19th century and cement manufacture of sorts under the company's "Crown Cement" trade mark began at the Works in the 1820's and thereafter became its principal product. The business was situated at Newbold (near Rugby) and was run as a small family concern by two local landowners Thomas Walker and Lawrence Tatham; the name of the original business being known as the Rugby Lias Lime and Cement Company. The Works on the present Site at New Bilton was built in 1865. There were eventually two Works, the one at Newbold having seven kilns, and a smaller concern at nearby Bilton. After George Walker's death the company was taken over by the Rugby Portland Cement Company which was formed in 1872.
3 The layout of the Works and quarries has been completely altered a number of times between 1886 and today. Almost all the early buildings have been demolished and it is unlikely that any significant original features survive.
 
Sources
Source No: 2
Source Type: Bibliographic reference
Title: Rugby Cement Company
Author/originator: Cave L F
Date: 1995
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Source No: 3
Source Type: Evaluation Report
Title: A426 Rugby Western Bypass Stage 2 Survey
Author/originator: Warwickshire Museum
Date: 1996
Page Number: 27
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Source No: 1
Source Type: Map
Title: 2500 1923
Author/originator: Ordnance Survey
Date: 1923
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Portland Cement Works, New Bilton, Rugby
Copyright: Warwickshire County Council
Date: 1910s
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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 KILN * A furnace or oven for burning, baking or drying. Use specific type where known. 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 FEATURE * Areas of indeterminate function. back
monument CEMENT WORKS * A site where cement is manufactured for the building industry. back
monument WORKS * Usually a complex of buildings for the processing of raw materials. Use specific type where known. back

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