Information for record number MWA1632:
Site of 19th century Quarry 400m S of Top Farm

Summary The site of lime works and quarries which were in use during the Imperial period. They are marked on the Ordnance Survey map of 1899. They are situated 1km east of Long Itchington.
What Is It?  
Type: Quarry, Lime Works
Period: Imperial - Industrial (1751 AD - 1913 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Long Itchington
District: Stratford on Avon, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 42 65
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
Sites & Monuments Record
Description

  
Source Number  

1 A map of 1834 shows the High Clays Lime Works at Barley Furlong. On the 1899 edition of the OS map, quarries are marked adjacent to High Clays Farm at SP4264, the remains of which can still be seen. A canal (PRN 5232) served the Lime Works.
 
Sources
Source No: 1
Source Type: Bibliographic reference
Title: Early quarries of Long Itchington
Author/originator: Usher H
Date: 1977
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Glossary

 
Word or Phrase
Description  
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 CANAL * An artificial navigable waterway used for the transportation of goods. Nowadays also used for recreational purposes. back
monument INDUSTRIAL * This is the top term for the class. See INDUSTRIAL Class List for narrow terms. back
monument LIME WORKS * A site where lime (calcium carbonate) is made. back
monument QUARRY * An excavation from which stone for building and other functions, is obtained by cutting, blasting, etc. 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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