Monument record 3980/42 - Ball's Prize Plough Works

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Summary

Iron foundry present from at least 1900. Now demolished.

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Type and Period (2)

Full Description

{4} Iron Foundry. Ball's Prize Plough Works (makers of agricultural implements) identified from 1900 onwards as a large-scale works to the west of High Street. The foundry has been demolished and the site is now occupied by a housing development.


<1> , 1900, Ordnance Survey 25 Inch Map Series, (checked) (Map). SNN55971.

<2> Ordnance Survey, 1880, First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 Inch Mapping Series (24.08), (checked) (Map). SNN55941.

<3> , 1926, Ordnance Survey 25 Inch Map Series, (checked) (Map). SNN55956.

<4> Ballinger J., 1999, Northamptonshire Extensive Urban Survey: Rothwell (Industrial), (checked) (Digital archive). SNN100256.

Sources/Archives (4)

  • <1> Map: . 1900. Ordnance Survey 25 Inch Map Series. 24.8. Ordnance Survey. (checked).
  • <2> Map: Ordnance Survey. 1880. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 Inch Mapping Series (24.08). 25 inches to 1 mile. Sheet 24.8. Ordnance Survey. (checked).
  • <3> Map: . 1926. Ordnance Survey 25 Inch Map Series. 24.8. Ordnance Survey. (checked).
  • <4> Digital archive: Ballinger J.. 1999. Northamptonshire Extensive Urban Survey: Rothwell (Industrial). Mapinfo\Archive\Extensive Survey\Rothwell. Northants County Council. (checked).

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Location

Grid reference SP 8150 8106 (point) Central
Civil Parish ROTHWELL, North Northamptonshire (formerly Kettering District)

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Other Statuses/References

  • None recorded

Record last edited

Jan 20 2021 11:57AM

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