Information for record number MWA7037:
Site of Gas Works at Southam

Summary The site of gas works, where gas was produced during the Imperial period. Some of the buildings survive, now converted into a house. The site is in the area of Priors Meadow, Southam.
What Is It?  
Type: Gas Works
Period: Imperial - Industrial (1751 AD - 1913 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Southam
District: Stratford on Avon, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 42 61
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
Sites & Monuments Record
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1 Gas works marked on 1885 map.
2 Some buildings, converted into a house, survive. The site is on the bank of the river on the Priors Marston (?Welsh) Road. It is now cut off by the new by-pass.
 
Sources
Source No: 1
Source Type: Map
Title: 2500 1885
Author/originator: Ordnance Survey
Date: 1885
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Source No: 2
Source Type: Unpublished document
Title: Unpublished document
Author/originator: Cave L F
Date: 1993
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Glossary

 
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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 HOUSE * A building for human habitation, especially a dwelling place. Use more specific type where known. 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 ROAD * A way between different places, used by horses, travellers on foot and vehicles. back
monument INDUSTRIAL * This is the top term for the class. See INDUSTRIAL Class List for narrow terms. back
monument MEADOW * A piece of grassland, often near a river, permanently covered with grass which is mown for use as hay. back
monument GAS WORKS * An industrial complex concerned with the manufacture of gas for domestic use from coal and oil. back

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