Information for record number MWA1637:
Site of Possible Lime Kiln 300m SW of Cuttle Bridge

Summary An oval depression in the ground suggests that this may have been the site of a lime kiln from the Imperial period. The site is 300m south west of Cuttle Bridge, Long Itchington.
What Is It?  
Type: Lime Kiln, Kiln
Period: Imperial - Industrial (1751 AD - 1913 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Long Itchington
District: Stratford on Avon, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 41 64
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
Sites & Monuments Record
Description

  
Source Number  

1 An oval depression 10m by 6m in the NW corner of Lime Kiln Ground may have been a Lime Kiln.
 
Sources
Source No: 1
Source Type: Bibliographic reference
Title: Early quarries of Long Itchington
Author/originator: Usher H
Date: 1977
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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 KILN * A furnace or oven for burning, baking or drying. Use specific type where known. back
monument LIME KILN * A kiln in which lime is made by calcining limestone or in some areas chalk. back
monument INDUSTRIAL * This is the top term for the class. See INDUSTRIAL Class List for narrow terms. back
monument BRIDGE * A structure of wood, stone, iron, brick or concrete, etc, with one or more intervals under it to span a river or other space. Use specific type where known. back

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