Information for record number MWA6869:
Site of Goods Shed at Wood Street, nr Rugby Station

Summary A goods shed, where railway wagons unloaded goods. It was in use during the Imperial period. The goods shed is marked on the Ordnance Survey map of 1886. It was situated at Wood Street near Rugby Station.
What Is It?  
Type: Goods Shed
Period: Imperial - Industrial (1751 AD - 1913 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Rugby
District: Rugby, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 50 75
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
Sites & Monuments Record
Description

  
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1 Goods shed at Rugby Station marked on 1886 map.
2 This goods depot is a rather fine structure in red and blue brick with a timber roof carried on iron columns. Built by the London and North Western Railway. It has six wooden cranes on loading platforms.
 
Sources
Source No: 1
Source Type: Map
Title: 2500 1923
Author/originator: Ordnance Survey
Date: 1923
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Source No: 2
Source Type: Unpublished document
Title: Industrial Monuments Survey
Author/originator: Falconer K A
Date: 1980
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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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monument CRANE * A large, metal or wooden structure, used for raising, lowering and moving heavy objects. 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 PLATFORM * Unspecified. Use specific type where known. back
monument WOOD * A tract of land with trees, sometimes acting as a boundary or barrier, usually smaller and less wild than a forest. back
monument COLUMN * Use for free standing column. back
monument STRUCTURE * A construction of unknown function, either extant or implied by archaeological evidence. If known, use more specific type. back
monument RAILWAY * A line or track consisting of iron or steel rails, on which passenger carriages or goods wagons are moved, usually by a locomotive engine. back
monument GOODS SHED * A building in which railway wagons can unload local goods. back
monument DEPOT * A building or site used as a storage and distribution centre. back

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