Information for record number MWA1636:
Site of 19th century Brickworks at Rhine Hill

Summary The site of a brickworks where bricks were made on an industrial scale during the Imperial period. The brickyard cottages have been restored. The site was 500m north of Long Itchington, at Rhine Hill.
What Is It?  
Type: Brickworks
Period: Imperial - Industrial (1751 AD - 1913 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Long Itchington
District: Stratford on Avon, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 41 65
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
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Description

  
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1 The brickyards were commenced in the mid 19th century and were owned by William Witherington, a member of the family who worked the Keuper Marl clay which comprised the N part of the parish. In White's Directory of 1874 William Witherington is described as a 'Brick, Drainpipe and Quarry Manufacturer'. The kiln and horse-operated pugmill were still in position in 1910, but the works had ceased operation. The brickyard Cottages were restored in 1974.
 
Sources
Source No: 1
Source Type: Unpublished document
Title: Early quarries of Long Itchington
Author/originator: Usher H
Date: 1977
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Glossary

 
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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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monument SITE * Unclassifiable site with minimal information. Specify site type wherever possible. back
monument BRICKWORKS * An industrial manufacturing complex producing bricks. back
monument KILN * A furnace or oven for burning, baking or drying. 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 QUARRY * An excavation from which stone for building and other functions, is obtained by cutting, blasting, etc. back
monument WORKS * Usually a complex of buildings for the processing of raw materials. Use specific type where known. back

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