Information for record number MWA8609:
The Springs, Coventry Street - grounds

Summary The remains of pleasure grounds created in the Imperial period and marked on the Ordnance Survey map of 1886. The gardens are in the area of Springs Crescent. Recommended for inclusion on Local List by Lovie.
What Is It?  
Type: Garden, Kitchen Garden
Period: Imperial - Industrial (1751 AD - 1913 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Southam
District: Stratford on Avon, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 41 62
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
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1 Pleasure grounds with walks, kitchen garden, paddock. House is now offices and paddock has been redeveloped, but gardens retain mature trees and shrubs. Recommended for inclusion on Local List.
2 OS 1:10560 1886 Sht Warks 40NE shows garden, orchard and paddock.
 
Sources
Source No: 1
Source Type: Bibliographic reference
Title: Warwickshire Register Review Data Tables (Stratford on Avon)
Author/originator: Lovie, Jonathan
Date: 1997
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Source No: 2
Source Type: Map
Title: 40NE 1:10560 1886
Author/originator: Ordnance Survey
Date: 1886
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Volume/Sheet: 40NE
   
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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 PADDOCK * An enclosed field for horses. back
monument HOUSE * A building for human habitation, especially a dwelling place. Use more specific type where known. back
monument KITCHEN GARDEN * A private garden established primarily for growing vegetables and herbs for domestic consumption. back
monument INDUSTRIAL * This is the top term for the class. See INDUSTRIAL Class List for narrow terms. back
monument WALK * A place or path for walking in a park or garden. Use more specific type where possible. back
monument GARDEN * An enclosed piece of ground devoted to the cultivation of flowers, fruit or vegetables and/or recreational purposes. Use more specific type where known. back
monument CRESCENT * A row of houses whose facade in plan follows the concave arc of a circle or ellipse, eg. The Royal Crescent, Bath. back
monument ORCHARD * An enclosure used for the cultivation of fruit trees. back
monument SPRING * A point where water issues naturally from the rock or soil onto the ground or into a body of surface water. back
monument OFFICE * A building or room where business, administrative or professional activities are conducted. Use specific type where known. back

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