Information for record number MWA9414:
Finwood House, Lowsonford, Rowington

Summary A timber framed house which dates from the Medieval and Post Medieval periods. It is situated 600m north east of the Fleur de Lys Public House, Lowsonford.
What Is It?  
Type: House, Timber Framed House
Period: Medieval - Post-Medieval (1066 AD - 1750 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Rowington
District: Warwick, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 19 68
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
Listed Building (Grade: II)
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Description

  
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1 An 'L' shaped house of timber frame and brick. The cross wing has curved braces and is probably early Tudor. In a ground floor room there is a moulded beam with mason's joints for two former cross beams. The rest of the house is slightly later in date. The front of the house is entirely bricked but at the rear much timber is exposed. The hall contains a large moulded stone fireplace, and there is a smaller one in the room above. It is marked as building No. 25 on the 1550 - 1650 map in this book.
2 The upper storey of the NE wing has a middle truss with a cambered tie-beam on curved braces, and queen-posts, and the roof has curved wind-braces to the purlins. The SE wing has been more altered, and probably extended, in the 17th century, but retains a great chimney-stack with a large moulded stone Tudor fire-place to the lower storey and a smaller one to the upper. Above the roof are two diagonal square shafts of thin bricks. The middle lower room has an open-timbered ceiling with a heavy beam and small joists.
 
Sources
Source No: 1
Source Type: Bibliographic reference
Title: From Hroca to Anne being a 1000 years in the life of Rowington
Author/originator: Joy Woodall
Date: 1974
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Source No: 2
Source Type: Bibliographic reference
Title: Victoria County History, vol 3, Warwickshire
Author/originator: Salzman L F (ed)
Date: 1945
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet: 3
   
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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 Medieval 1066 AD to 1539 AD (the 11th century AD to the 16th century AD)

The medieval period comes after the Saxon period and before the post medieval period.

The Medieval period begins in 1066 AD.
This was the year that the Normans, led by William the Conqueror (1066 – 1087), invaded England and defeated Harold Godwinson at the Battle of Hastings in East Sussex.
The Medieval period includes the first half of the Tudor period (1485 – 1603 AD), when the Tudor family reigned in England and eventually in Scotland too.

The end of the Medieval period is marked by Henry VIII’s (1509 – 1547) order for the Dissolution of the Monasteries in the years running up to 1539 AD. The whole of this period is sometimes called the Middle Ages.
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period Post Medieval About 1540 AD to 1750 AD (the 16th century AD to the 18th century AD)

The Post Medieval period comes after the medieval period and before the Imperial period.

This period covers the second half of the reign of the Tudors (1485 – 1603), the reign of the Stuarts (1603 – 1702) and the beginning of the reign of the Hannoverians (1714 – 1836).
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monument SHAFT * Use only if function unknown, otherwise use specific type. back
monument HOUSE * A building for human habitation, especially a dwelling place. Use more specific type where known. 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 STONE * Use only where stone is natural or where there is no indication of function. back
monument FLOOR * A layer of stone, brick or boards, etc, on which people tread. Use broader site type where known. back
monument SQUARE * An open space or area, usually square in plan, in a town or city, enclosed by residential and/or commercial buildings, frequently containing a garden or laid out with trees. back
monument PUBLIC HOUSE * The public house was a 19th century development, distinctive from the earlier BEER HOUSE by its decorative treatment and fittings. back
monument CROSS * A free-standing structure, in the form of a cross (+), symbolizing the structure on which Jesus Christ was crucified and sacred to the Christian faith. Use specific type where known. back
monument TIMBER FRAMED HOUSE * A house constructed with a basic timber framework; between the members are panels which can be infilled with timber, wattle and daub, plaster, brick or other materials. back
monument CHIMNEY * Chimney used on an industrial or commercial site. back

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