Information for record number MWA12009:
Pit surrounded by earth bank, Middleton

Summary A pit surrounded by an earth bank is evident on aerial photographs to the south of Brick Kiln Lane near the old brick works, Middleton.
What Is It?  
Type: Marl Pit, Bomb Crater, Brickearth Pit
Period: Imperial - Modern (1751 AD - 2050 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Middleton
District: North Warwickshire, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 18 96
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
Sites & Monuments Record
Description

  
Source Number  

1 Pit mapped as part of English Heritage (EH) National Mapping Project (NMP). No evidence to support any assignment of function, although there are examples of all three monument types (marl pit, brick earth Pits and bomb crater) in the survey area.
 
Sources
Source No: 1
Source Type: Aerial Photograph
Title: RAF/82/780 Frame 556
Author/originator: RAF
Date: 7 May 1953
Page Number: Frame 556
Volume/Sheet: RAF/82/780
   
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Glossary

 
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technique Aerial Photograph Aerial photographs are taken during an aerial survey, which involves looking at the ground from above. It is usually easier to see cropmarks and earthworks when they are viewed from above. Aerial photographs help archaeologists to record what they see and to identify new sites. There are two kinds of aerial photographs; oblique and vertical. back
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 BRICKEARTH PIT * A pit used for the excavation of clay suitable for making bricks. back
monument MARL PIT * A pit from which marl, a mixture of clay and carbonate of lime, is excavated. Marl is used as a fertilizer. back
monument PIT * A hole or cavity in the ground, either natural or the result of excavation. Use more specific type where known. back
monument BRICK KILN * A kiln or furnace for the firing of bricks. back
monument BOMB CRATER * A depression in the ground caused by the explosion of a mine or bombshell. back
monument WORKS * Usually a complex of buildings for the processing of raw materials. Use specific type where known. back

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