Information for record number MWA7543:
Cox's Timber Yard

Summary The site of Cox's Timber Yard, which was in operation from the Imperial period until its closure in 1991, is marked as a timber wharf on the 1851 Board of Health Plan. It has been converted into a museum and other attractions and is located to the west of Clopton Bridge, Stratford.
What Is It?  
Type: Timber Yard, Steam Plant
Period: Imperial - Modern (1751 AD - 2050 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Stratford upon Avon
District: Stratford on Avon, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 20 54
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
Sites & Monuments Record
Description

  
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1 Archaeological evaluation of Cox's Timber Yard, Stratford-upon-Avon gives a history of the Timber Yard which states that the land was leased to Richard Greaves in 1831 from the Stratford upon Avon Canal Company and he sublet it to James Cox, a timber merchant, from 1839 onwards. He used the Clopton Bridge toll house as his office. The long warehouse is a Grade II Listed Building. In 1873 the company constructed a steam powered sawmill on the site. Cox's Timber Yard remained in operation until 1991 and the site was converted to a museum, brewery and restaurant/bar in 1996. The 1851 Board of Health Plan appears in the Evaluation report showing the site as a Timber Wharf with various buildings marked, including the Listed long warehouse.
 
Sources
Source No: 1
Source Type: Evaluation Report
Title: Archaeological Evaluation of Cox's Timber Yard, Bridge Foot, Stratford-upon-Avon
Author/originator: Jones G C
Date: 1996
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designation Listed Building Buildings and structures, such as bridges, that are of architectural or historical importance are placed on a statutory list. These buildings are protected by planning and conservation acts that ensure that their special features of interest are considered before any alterations are made to them.

Depending on how important the buildings are they are classed as Grade I, Grade II* or Grade II. Grade I buildings are those of exceptional interest. Grade II* are particularly important buildings of more than special interest. Those listed as Grade II are those buildings that are regarded of special interest.
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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 BUILDING * A structure with a roof to provide shelter from the weather for occupants or contents. Use specific type where known. back
monument CANAL * An artificial navigable waterway used for the transportation of goods. Nowadays also used for recreational purposes. back
monument TIMBER YARD * An open yard or place where timber is stacked or stored. back
monument WAREHOUSE * A building or part of a building used for the storage of goods or merchandise. Use more specific type where known. back
monument BREWERY * A commercial building, or buildings, used for the production of beer and other alcoholic drinks. Size may range from a single room such as a microbrewery in a public house to a complex of buildings including production line machinery for bottling. back
monument TOLL HOUSE * A house by a toll gate or toll bridge where tolls are collected. back
monument MUSEUM * A building, group of buildings or space within a building, where objects of value such as works of art, antiquities, scientific specimens, or other artefacts are housed and displayed. back
monument WHARF * A large wooden structure built alongside the water's edge where ships may lie for unloading. back
monument BRIDGE * A structure of wood, stone, iron, brick or concrete, etc, with one or more intervals under it to span a river or other space. Use specific type where known. back
monument STEAM PLANT * An industrial site or building where the machinery is powered by a steam engine. back
monument OFFICE * A building or room where business, administrative or professional activities are conducted. Use specific type where known. back
monument RESTAURANT * A place where refreshments or meals may be obtained. back

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