Information for record number MWA64:
Site of Hams Hall

Summary The site of Hams Hall, a manor house which was built during the Imperial period. It was situated 1km south of Lea Marston but was demolished to make way for a power station.
What Is It?  
Type: Manor House
Period: Modern (1701 AD - 1920 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Lea Marston
District: North Warwickshire, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 20 92
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
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1 Designed by James Wyatt for Charles Boyer Adderley, replacing an earlier manor house. The house was rebuilt after a fire in 1890, but in 1920 it was demolished, and the facade re-erected in a house called Bledisloe Lodge (Gloucestershire). The site is now occupied by a power station.
2 A watching brief in 1996 (WA 8338) found a brick built water storage structure south of the site of the Hall.
3 The house was a large three storey building with a low gabled roof. There are seven bays with windows to each at each storey and they are smaller to the upper floor. The central three bays are located under a pediment supported by columns extending from the first floor balcony. The main entrance is set above a flight of steps and within a pediment doorcase. . To each side of the building is a door through the flanking wall leading into the grounds of the house. These doors are set within doorcases similar to the main entrance. The wall gives the impression of being an extension of the building.
 
Sources
Source No: 1
Source Type: Bibliographic reference
Title: Country Houses
Author/originator: Tyack G
Date: 1970
Page Number: 296
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Source No: 4
Source Type: Map
Title: OS 1" 1834
Author/originator: Ordnance Survey
Date: 1834
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet: Sht 62 (repro as Sht
   
Source No: 3
Source Type: Photograph
Title: Lost Heritage - Englands Lost Country Houses
Author/originator:
Date: 2016
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Volume/Sheet:
   
Images:  
A view of Hams Hall, Lea Marston, North Warwickshire
Copyright: Warwickshire County Council
Date: 1900s
Click here for larger image  
 
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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 COUNTRY HOUSE * The rural residence of a country gentleman. back
monument POWER STATION * A building or set of buildings and structures where power, especially electrical or mechanical, is generated. Use more specific type where known. back
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 LODGE * A small building, often inhabited by a gatekeeper, gamekeeper or similar. Use 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 MANOR HOUSE * The principal house of a manor or village. back
monument FLOOR * A layer of stone, brick or boards, etc, on which people tread. Use broader site type where known. back
monument FACADE * Use wider site type where known. Only use term where no other part of original building survives. back
monument COLUMN * Use for free standing column. back
monument STRUCTURE * A construction of unknown function, either extant or implied by archaeological evidence. If known, use more specific type. back
monument STEPS * A series of flat-topped structures, usually made of stone or wood, used to facilitate a person's movement from one level to another. back
monument WALL * An enclosing structure composed of bricks, stones or similar materials, laid in courses. Use specific type where known. back

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