Monument record 6114/1 - Brickworks (Robert Octavius), Bedford Road

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Summary

Brickworks, Bedford Road. Known operating dates: 1866-1884. Small yard with a single kiln depicted on map of 1886, along with a large L-shaped building with pit directly to the north and east.

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Type and Period (4)

Full Description

{1} Brickworks, Bedford Road.

{2} Known operating dates: 1866-1884. This small yard with a single kiln (probably downdraught) was worked (at least in 1866) by Robert Octavius, also a butcher and a grocer in the town. It appears to have gone out of use shortly after 1884.


<1> Ballinger J., 1999, Northamptonshire Extensive Urban Survey: Industrial Period, (unchecked) (Digital archive). SNN4.

<2> O'Rourke R., 1970, Some Northamptonshire Brickworks, (checked) (Article). SNN103347.

Sources/Archives (2)

  • <1> Digital archive: Ballinger J.. 1999. Northamptonshire Extensive Urban Survey: Industrial Period. Mapinfo\Archive\ExtensiveSurvey\Rushden. Northants County Council. (unchecked).
  • <2> Article: O'Rourke R.. 1970. Some Northamptonshire Brickworks. CBA Group 9 (in Bulletin of Industrial Archaeology. 13. C.B.A.. (checked).

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Location

Grid reference Centred SP 96429 65348 (80m by 107m)
Civil Parish RUSHDEN, North Northamptonshire (formerly East Northants District)

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Other Statuses/References

  • None recorded

Record last edited

Apr 29 2020 1:37PM

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