Information for record number MWA7412:
Site of (?) Staverton Viaduct

Summary The site of Staverton railway viaduct which was built during the Imperial period. The viaduct carried the Great Central Railway line over the River Leam. It is marked on the Ordnance Survey map of 1906 and was situated 800m north east of Newbold Grounds.
What Is It?  
Type: Railway Viaduct, Viaduct
Period: Imperial - Modern (1751 AD - 2050 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Lower and Upper Shuckburgh
District: Stratford on Avon, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 51 61
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
Sites & Monuments Record
Description

  
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1 A nine arched stone viaduct carrying the Great Central Railway over the River Leam.
2 Demolished (?). "At Staverton a gaping hole has been left by the demolition of what was an impressive structure..."
3 The location of the viaduct is shown on the OS 2nd edition 6" map.
 
Sources
Source No: 1
Source Type: Bibliographic reference
Title: Great Central Memories
Author/originator: Healy J M C
Date: 1987
Page Number: 154
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Source No: 2
Source Type: Bibliographic reference
Title: Great Central Memories
Author/originator: Healy J M C
Date: 1987
Page Number: 154
Volume/Sheet:
   
Source No: 3
Source Type: Map
Title: 2nd edition 1906
Author/originator: Ordnance Survey
Date: 1906
Page Number:
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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 STONE * Use only where stone is natural or where there is no indication of function. back
monument VIADUCT * A bridge, usually resting on a series of arches, carrying roadways or railways over low-lying areas. back
monument RAILWAY VIADUCT * A bridge, usually resting on raised arches, carrying a railway across low-lying land or water. 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

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