Information for record number MWA6879:
Electrical Engineering Works

Summary The site of an electrical engineering works dating to the Imperial period. It is marked on the second edition Ordnance Survey map. The site is bounded by Leicester Road, Boughton Road, Mill Road and the railway line.
What Is It?  
Type: Electrical Engineering Works, Office
Period: Modern (1902 AD - 2007 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Rugby
District: Rugby, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 50 76
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
Sites & Monuments Record
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1 Electrical engineering works marked on the second edition Ordnance Survey Map. The site expanded north of the River Avon in the 1930s.
2 site visit undertaken 19 Feb 2007 and digital photographs taken.
3 14 digital photographs taken from the Black Path prior to site visit above.
4A building assessment of 16 buildings from the north of the Avon, at the site prior to its redevelopment. This includes a comprehensive historical overview of the development of the site. The history of the British Thomson-Houston Company (BTH) is also traced. The site was opened in 1902, and went through a series of developments in the 20th century. The site expanded northwards in 1935, as referred to in
1.
5 Further building assessment of buildings on this site to the south of the Avon. Only a single building survives of the nine buildings which comprised the initial extent of the works in 1901-1902. This turbine factory was subject to a programme of expansion over its lifetime. A large concrete framed building and the 1930s art deco office building were also surveyed.
 
Sources
Source No: 4
Source Type: Building Survey
Title: Land at Boughton Road, Rugby, Warwickshire: Phase 1 Building Assessment
Author/originator: Wessex Archaeology Conservation Management
Date: 2007
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Source No: 5
Source Type: Building Survey
Title: Land at Leicester Road, Rugby, Warwickshire: Phase 1 Building Assessment
Author/originator: Wessex Archaeology
Date: 2007
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Source No: 1
Source Type: Map
Title: 2500 1923
Author/originator: Ordnance Survey
Date: 1923
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Source No: 2
Source Type: Photograph
Title: Digital Photographs of British Thomson Holston Works, Rugby
Author/originator: A. Hatcher
Date: 2007
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Source No: 3
Source Type: Photograph
Title:
Author/originator: A. Hatcher
Date: 2007
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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 TURBINE * A rotary prime mover. Turbines may be steam, water or gas operated. back
monument CONCRETE FRAMED BUILDING * A modern building in which the load is carried by a reinforced concrete framework. Use for reinforced concrete buildings. back
monument SITE * Unclassifiable site with minimal information. Specify site type wherever possible. 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 MILL * A factory used for processing raw materials. Use more specific mill type where known. See also TEXTILE MILL, for more narrow terms. back
monument PATH * A way made for pedestrians, especially one merely made by walking (often not specially constructed). back
monument ROAD * A way between different places, used by horses, travellers on foot and vehicles. back
monument FACTORY * A building or complex, housing powered machinery and employing a large workforce for manufacturing purposes. Use specific monument type where known. back
monument ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING WORKS * A factory or plant used for the manufacture of electrical machinery or components. back
monument OFFICE * A building or room where business, administrative or professional activities are conducted. Use specific type where known. 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 WORKS * Usually a complex of buildings for the processing of raw materials. Use specific type where known. back

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