Information for record number MWA9602:
Quarry northeast of Harbury

Summary The site of a former quarry and the remains of the associated mineral railway, engine shed, metal barn, brick buildings, concrete buildings, platform, wagon loading and unloading structures. The location is 2km northeast of Harbury.
What Is It?  
Type: Quarry, Engine Shed, Mineral Railway, Goods Station, Mine Building
Period: Modern (1914 AD - 2050 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Harbury
District: Stratford on Avon, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 39 60
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
Sites & Monuments Record
Description

  
Source Number  

1 The site of a quarry and its associated structures observed and noted by the Planning Archaeologist January 1st 2003.
 
Sources
Source No: 1
Source Type: Site Visit
Title: Former quarry NE of Harbury
Author/originator: E Wilson
Date: 2003
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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 BUILDING * A structure with a roof to provide shelter from the weather for occupants or contents. Use specific type where known. back
monument GOODS STATION * A railway station or platform built specifically for the loading and unloading of goods. back
monument MINERAL RAILWAY * A railway used for the conveyance of coal and other minerals. back
monument PLATFORM * Unspecified. Use specific type where known. back
monument MINE BUILDING * A building found at the site of a mine. Use specific type where known. back
monument STRUCTURE * A construction of unknown function, either extant or implied by archaeological evidence. If known, use more specific type. back
monument BARN * A building for the storage and processing of grain crops and for housing straw, farm equipment and occasionally livestock and their fodder. Use more specific type where known. back
monument QUARRY * An excavation from which stone for building and other functions, is obtained by cutting, blasting, etc. back
monument ENGINE SHED * A building used to house railway engines. back

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