Monument record 1089/1/1 - Post-medieval/modern brick works, north-east of West Haddon

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Summary

A brick field and kilns are depicted on the 1885 Ordnance Survey map, although buildings are already shown in this location on an early C19 map. It is marked as disused by 1900. Slight earthworks are visible on Lidar.

Map

Type and Period (2)

Full Description

{1} Buildings are depicted in this location on the early C19 map.

{2, 3} A brick field is depicted on the 1885 map with at least six kilns present. By 1900 it is marked as disused.

{4} Slight earthworks are visible on Lidar.

{5} A small yard is mapped here in 1891 but was disused by 1901. Owner not known.


<1> Ordnance Survey Map (Scale/date), 2"/1810s (Map). SNN112944.

<2> Ordnance Survey Map (Scale/date), 25"/1885 (Map). SNN112944.

<3> Ordnance Survey Map (Scale/date), 25"/1900 (Map). SNN112944.

<4> Environment Agency, LIDAR Composite DTM - 1m, Accessed 30/07/2024 (Digital Plots). SNN111710.

<5> O'Rourke R., 1970, Some Northamptonshire Brickworks, p. 26 (Article). SNN103347.

Sources/Archives (5)

  • <1> Map: Ordnance Survey Map (Scale/date). 2"/1810s.
  • <2> Map: Ordnance Survey Map (Scale/date). 25"/1885.
  • <3> Map: Ordnance Survey Map (Scale/date). 25"/1900.
  • <4> Digital Plots: Environment Agency. LIDAR Composite DTM - 1m. https://data.gov.uk/dataset/6a117171-5c59-4c7d-8e8b-8e7aefe8ee2e/lidar-composite-dtm-1m. Accessed 30/07/2024.
  • <5> Article: O'Rourke R.. 1970. Some Northamptonshire Brickworks. CBA Group 9 (in Bulletin of Industrial Archaeology). 13. C.B.A.. p. 26.

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Location

Grid reference Centred SP 6398 7284 (120m by 121m)
Civil Parish WEST HADDON, West Northamptonshire (formerly Daventry District)

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Other Statuses/References

  • None recorded

Record last edited

Jul 30 2024 11:46AM

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