Information for record number MWA9417:
Smithy at Lowsonford

Summary A forge which was in use during the Imperial and early Modern period is marked on the Ordnance Survey map of 1926. It was situated opposite the Fleur de Lys Public House, Lowsonford.
What Is It?  
Type: Forge
Period: Imperial - Modern (1751 AD - 2050 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Rowington
District: Warwick, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 18 67
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
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Description

  
Source Number  

1 A smithy is marked on the First Edition 6" Ordnance Survey map.
 
Sources
Source No: 1
Source Type: Map
Title: 6" 1924 & 1926
Author/originator: Ordnance Survey
Date: 1924 & 1926
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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 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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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 PUBLIC HOUSE * The public house was a 19th century development, distinctive from the earlier BEER HOUSE by its decorative treatment and fittings. back
monument FORGE * A building or site where bloom iron or cast iron is forged into wrought iron. back

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