Information for record number MWA1474:
Site of 19th century Kiln at Priory Terrace

Summary A brick lined pit, possibly a 19th century kiln, was found and excavated during building work. It was situated at Clinton Street, Leamington Spa.
What Is It?  
Type: Pit, Kiln
Period: Imperial - Industrial (1751 AD - 1913 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Leamington Spa
District: Warwick, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 32 65
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
Sites & Monuments Record
Description

  
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1 During building operations a brick-lined circular pit with domed top was found and excavated in 1976. It was built of ?19th century brick and lined with blackened ?clay rendering and was dug into keuper sandstone and there was much burning around the opening at the top. It was filled in during building work.
2 The site is now occupied by Leamington Post Office.
 
Sources
Source No: 1
Source Type: Record Card/Form
Title: 19th century kiln in Leamington
Author/originator: WM
Date: 1976
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Source No: 2
Source Type: Unpublished document
Title: SMR Card
Author/originator: MDT
Date: 1979
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet: PRN 1486
   
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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 KILN * A furnace or oven for burning, baking or drying. Use specific type where known. 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 POST OFFICE * A building, department or shop where postal business is carried on. back
monument INDUSTRIAL * This is the top term for the class. See INDUSTRIAL Class List for narrow terms. 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 SPA * A medicinal or mineral spring often with an associated building. back

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