Information for record number MWA6906:
Site of Goods Shed S of Lower Hillmorton Road

Summary The site of a goods shed where railway wagons unloaded goods. The goods shed was built during the Imperial period. It was situated adjacent to Hillmorton railway station, off Lower Hillmorton Road, Rugby.
What Is It?  
Type: Goods Shed
Period: Imperial - Modern (1751 AD - 2050 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Rugby
District: Rugby, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 51 74
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
Sites & Monuments Record
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1 Goods shed marked on 1923 map.
2 A goods yard (3-4 acres) and Goods shed were located adjacent to the west side of Hillmorton Station (Rugby Central). First plans of the goods yard with the shed appeared in the Rugby Advertiser 1st May 1897 and included a cattle dock and a horse and carriage dock. The yard and shed opened on 15th March 1899 with some minor variations from the original plan.
 
Sources
Source No: 1
Source Type: Map
Title: 2500 1923
Author/originator: Ordnance Survey
Date: 1923
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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 YARD * A paved area, generally found at the back of a house. back
monument SITE * Unclassifiable site with minimal information. Specify site type wherever possible. back
monument RAILWAY STATION * A place where railway trains regularly stop for taking up and setting down passengers or for receiving goods for transport. back
monument GOODS YARD * A site where merchandise and goods are temporarily stored before or after transportation by rail. back
monument ROAD * A way between different places, used by horses, travellers on foot and vehicles. back
monument SHED * A slight structure built for shelter or storage, or for use as a workshop, either attached as a lean-to to a permanent building or separate. Use more specific type where known. back
monument DOCK * An artificial area of open water, enclosed by masonry and fitted with dock gates in which ships can be repaired, loaded/unloaded or berthed. 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

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