Information for record number MWA8274:
Brick pig sty at Elephant Cottage, Warwick Road, Rowington

Summary A brick pigsty which dates to the Imperial period. It is situated on Warwick Road, Rowington.
What Is It?  
Type: Building, Pigsty
Period: Imperial - Industrial (1751 AD - 1913 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Rowington
District: Warwick, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 20 69
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
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Description

  
Source Number  

1 Brick pig sty and greenhouse at Elephant Cottage, Warwick Rd, Rowington. Mid to late C19 date. Mainly of red brick flemish bond with blue brick coping and eliptical arches over sty entrance.
 
Sources
Source No: 1
Source Type: Unpublished document
Title:
Author/originator: SMR Buildings Record
Date: 1986
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Glossary

 
Word or Phrase
Description  
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 BUILDING * A structure with a roof to provide shelter from the weather for occupants or contents. Use specific type where known. back
monument ARCH * A structure over an opening usually formed of wedge-shaped blocks of brick or stone held together by mutual pressure and supported at the sides; they can also be formed from moulded concrete/ cast metal. A component; use for free-standing structure only. back
monument PIGSTY * An enclosure for pigs that includes a covered pen and yard. 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

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