Monument record 8381/1/1 - Quarry Headquarters

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{2} There are three corrugated iron sheds formerly used by the Park Gate Iron and Steel Company for their Charwelton Ironstone Quarries which operated in the area between 1919 and 1963. Iron ore was taken from the quarries down to the Great Central Railway at Charwelton via a standard gauge tramway which passed through the site. The larger two sheds contained the forge - still extant - and the engineering workshops. The third is thought to be the much altered remains of the locoshed.


<1> Tonks E., 1988, The Ironstone Quarries of The Midlands (History, Operation and Railways): The Oxfordshire Field, p.124-35 (unchecked) (Book). SNN43610.

<2> Northamptonshire Industrial Archaeology Group, 2011, A Guide To The Industrial Heritage of Northamptonshire (2nd Edition), Site 67 (checked) (Gazetteer). SNN107622.

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  • <1> Book: Tonks E.. 1988. The Ironstone Quarries of The Midlands (History, Operation and Railways): The Oxfordshire Field. 2. Runpast Publishing. p.124-35 (unchecked).
  • <2> Gazetteer: Northamptonshire Industrial Archaeology Group. 2011. A Guide To The Industrial Heritage of Northamptonshire (2nd Edition). John Stanley Publishers. Site 67 (checked).

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Location

Grid reference Centred SP 52705 56770 (154m by 151m) Approximate
Civil Parish CHARWELTON, West Northamptonshire (formerly Daventry District)

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Record last edited

Jul 11 2013 11:01AM

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