Information for record number MWA9173:
BBC transmitter block (protected) Brinklow Heath

Summary A 20th century BBC transmitter site. The transmitter block was built in 1966 and was used to transmit communication signals. It is situated on Brinklow Heath.
What Is It?  
Type: Transmitter Site
Period: Modern (1914 AD - 2050 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Brinklow
District: Rugby, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 41 77
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
Sites & Monuments Record
Description

  
Source Number  

1 BBC transmitter block erected in 1966. Disused since 1974. Entrance since bricked up and aerial masts removed. Site location fits grid ref, but farm name different.
 
Sources
Source No: 1
Source Type: Unpublished document
Title: Subterranea Britannica: Research Study Group: Sites
Author/originator: Keith Ward/Nick Catford
Date: 2001
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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 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 TRANSMITTER SITE * A site, including buildings and structures, from which communication signals are transmitted. back
monument FARM * A tract of land, often including a farmhouse and ancillary buildings, used for the purpose of cultivation and the rearing of livestock, etc. Use more specific type where known. back

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