Information for record number MWA9285:
Harbury Lime Works

Summary Harbury Lime Works which was in operation during the Imperial period is marked on the Ordnance Survey map of 1886. On the 1905 Ordnance Survey map it is called Greave's Works. It was located north of Bishops Itchington.
What Is It?  
Type: Lime Works, Quarry, Tramway
Period: Imperial - Industrial (1751 AD - 1913 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Bishops Itchington
District: Stratford on Avon, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 39 58
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
Sites & Monuments Record
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1 Harbury Lime Works is marked on the 6" Ordnance Survey map of 1886. A quarry and two tramways are also marked on the map at the Limeworks.
2 On the 1905 25" Ordnance Survey map it is known as Greaves' works (Blue Lias Lime and Cement).
 
Sources
Source No: 1
Source Type: Map
Title: 32SE 1:10560 1886 2nd edition
Author/originator: Ordnance Survey
Date: 1886
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Source No: 2
Source Type: Map
Title: 1:2500 1905
Author/originator: Ordnance Survey
Date: 1905
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Glossary

 
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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 INDUSTRIAL * This is the top term for the class. See INDUSTRIAL Class List for narrow terms. back
monument TRAMWAY * A track inlaid into a surface, on which tram cars run for the conveyance of passengers and/or goods or raw materials. back
monument LIME WORKS * A site where lime (calcium carbonate) is made. back
monument QUARRY * An excavation from which stone for building and other functions, is obtained by cutting, blasting, etc. back
monument WORKS * Usually a complex of buildings for the processing of raw materials. Use specific type where known. back

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