Information for record number MWA195:
Site of Leaford Cottage, 200m S of Lea Bridge

Summary The site of Leaford Cottage, a timber-framed house which was built during the Post Medieval period. It was dismantled and relocated on another site. The original site of the building lies 150m south east of the school at Lea Marston.
What Is It?  
Type: House
Period: Post-medieval - Industrial (1540 AD - 1900 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Lea Marston
District: North Warwickshire, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 20 93
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
Sites & Monuments Record
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1 Single timber-framed bay forming a small dwelling originally dating from c1650.
2 Demolished and rebuilt at Avoncroft Museum of Buildings.
3 Excavation undertaken after the demolition of the Building. In places three successive floor levels were found. The sandstone plinth on which the sill beams had rested sealed substantial deposits of 19th century pottery. It is possible that the cottage had been moved bodily onto a new foundation. Its original site may have been on lower ground which became subject to flooding as a result of mining subsidence.
4 Archival material: scale drawings of the timbers.
5 Archival material: post Excavation correspondence.
6 Archival material: annual inspection report.
7 Archival material: inauguration in 1977.
8 Very short synopsis of Excavation, dismantling and proposal for reconstruction.
9 Sketch. Untitled and undated.
 
Sources
Source No: 1
Source Type: Building Survey
Title: Report on Lea Ford Cottage, Lea Marston, Hams Hall, Warwickshire
Author/originator: Charles F
Date: 1974
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Source No: 5
Source Type: Correspondence
Title: Lea Ford Cottage, Hams Hall
Author/originator: Various
Date: 1976/7
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Source No: 8
Source Type: Descriptive Text
Title: Leaford Cottage, Hams Hall
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Source No: 2
Source Type: Descriptive Text
Title: Lea Ford Cottage
Author/originator: Central Electricity Generating Board Midlands Region
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Source No: 3
Source Type: Excavation Report
Title: Excavation Report - Leaford Cottage, Lea Marston, Coleshill
Author/originator: Lamb R G
Date: 1976
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Volume/Sheet: Leaford Cottage
   
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Source Type: Graphic material
Title: Lea Ford Cottage, Hams Hall
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Source No: 9
Source Type: Plan
Title: Lea Ford Cottage, Hams Hall
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Source No: 6
Source Type: Unpublished document
Title: Lea Ford Cottage, Hams Hall
Author/originator: S.K. Askew
Date: 1979
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Source No: 7
Source Type: Unpublished document
Title: Lea Ford Cottage, Hams Hall
Author/originator: C.E.G.B. Midlands Region
Date: 1977
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Images:  
A timber framed house in Lea Marston
Copyright: Warwickshire County Council
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technique excavation Archaeologists excavate sites so that they can find information and recover archaeological materials before they are destroyed by erosion, construction or changes in land-use.

Depending on how complicated and widespread the archaeological deposits are, excavation can be done by hand or with heavy machinery. Archaeologists may excavate a site in a number of ways; either by open area excavation, by digging a test pit or a trial trench.
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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 HOUSE * A building for human habitation, especially a dwelling place. Use more specific type where known. back
monument SITE * Unclassifiable site with minimal information. Specify site type wherever possible. back
monument SCHOOL * An establishment in which people, usually children, are taught. 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 FLOOR * A layer of stone, brick or boards, etc, on which people tread. Use broader site type where known. back
monument DWELLING * Places of residence. back
monument INDUSTRIAL * This is the top term for the class. See INDUSTRIAL Class List for narrow terms. back
monument MUSEUM * A building, group of buildings or space within a building, where objects of value such as works of art, antiquities, scientific specimens, or other artefacts are housed and displayed. back
monument FORD * A shallow place in a river or other stretch of water, where people, animals and vehicles may cross. back

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