Information for record number MWA121:
Brickyard 300m S of Hunts Green Farm

Summary The site of a brickworks where bricks were manufactured. It dates to the Imperial period and was situated 300m south of Hunts Green Farm.
What Is It?  
Type: Brickworks
Period: Imperial - Industrial (1751 AD - 1913 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 'Brickyard'.
2 There are now no surface signs of buildings.
 
Sources

Source No: 1
Source Type: Map
Title: Map 1865
Author/originator:
Date: 1865
Page Number: Z208
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Source No: 2
Source Type: Record Card/Form
Title: SMR card : text
Author/originator: JMG
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source SMR Card Sites and Monuments Record Card. The Warwickshire Sites and Monuments Record began to be developed during the 1970s. The details of individual archaeological sites and findspots were written on record cards. These record cards were used until the 1990s, when their details were entered on to a computerised system. The record cards are still kept at the office of the Warwickshire Sites and Monuments Record. back
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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monument SITE * Unclassifiable site with minimal information. Specify site type wherever possible. back
monument BRICKWORKS * An industrial manufacturing complex producing bricks. back
monument BUILDING * A structure with a roof to provide shelter from the weather for occupants or contents. Use specific type where known. back
monument INDUSTRIAL * This is the top term for the class. See INDUSTRIAL Class List for narrow terms. back
monument BRICKYARD * Small scale enterprise producing bricks but not at the same site as the extraction of clay. back
monument SIGN * A board, wall painting or other structure displaying advice, giving information or directions back
monument FARM * A tract of land, often including a farmhouse and ancillary buildings, used for the purpose of cultivation and the rearing of livestock, etc. Use more specific type where known. back

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