Information for record number MWA217:
Site of Midlands Works: Brick, Terracotta and Sanitary Pipes, Tamworth Road, Polesworth

Summary The site of terracotta, brick and sanitary pipe factory situated on the southern side of Tamworth Road, Polesworth.
What Is It?  
Type: Factory, Brickworks, Terracotta Works, Clay Drainage Pipe Works
Period: Modern (1860 AD - 1930 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Polesworth
District: North Warwickshire, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SK 25 02
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
Sites & Monuments Record
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1 Pipe yard by canal. One chimney dated 1813. In 1927 there were three kilns. Demolished pre-1965. Site now being landscaped.
2 'The Site is now a black gaping hole in the landscape.'
3 The works are annotated as 'Midlands works (Brick, Terra Cotta & Sanitary Pipe)' on the 1st edition 1" map c. 1880. Extract held in FI File 217
 
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Source Type: Cartographic materials
Title: 1st edition 1" Map
Author/originator: Orndnance Survey
Date: c.1880
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Title: Polesworth Tithe Map
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Date: c.1850
Page Number: WCRO CR328/37/2
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Source No: 1
Source Type: Descriptive Text
Title: North Warwicks Survey
Author/originator: Molyneux N
Date: 1976
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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 Modern The Modern Period, about 1915 AD to the present (the 20th and 21st centuries AD)

In recent years archaeologists have realised the importance of recording modern sites. They do this so that in the future people will be able to look at the remains to help them understand the events to which they are related.
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period modern About 1915 AD to the present (the 20th and 21st centuries AD)

In recent years archaeologists have realised the importance of recording modern sites. They do this so that in the future people will be able to look at the remains to help them understand the events to which they are related.
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monument YARD * A paved area, generally found at the back of a house. back
monument SITE * Unclassifiable site with minimal information. Specify site type wherever possible. back
monument CLAY DRAINAGE PIPE WORKS * A site where clay pipes used for drainage are manufactured. back
monument BRICKWORKS * An industrial manufacturing complex producing bricks. back
monument TERRACOTTA WORKS * A site where terracotta, made from weathered clay and grog, was manufactured. back
monument KILN * A furnace or oven for burning, baking or drying. Use specific type where known. back
monument CANAL * An artificial navigable waterway used for the transportation of goods. Nowadays also used for recreational purposes. back
monument ROAD * A way between different places, used by horses, travellers on foot and vehicles. back
monument FACTORY * A building or complex, housing powered machinery and employing a large workforce for manufacturing purposes. Use specific monument type where known. back
monument CHIMNEY * Chimney used on an industrial or commercial site. back
monument WORKS * Usually a complex of buildings for the processing of raw materials. Use specific type where known. back

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