Information for record number MWA2210:
Possible site of Brick Kiln at Wasperton Hill

Summary Documentary evidence suggests that this is the site of a brick kiln, used for the firing of bricks, and dating to the Imperial peiod. The location is on Wasperton Hill.
What Is It?  
Type: Brick Kiln, Kiln
Period: Imperial - Industrial (1751 AD - 1913 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Wasperton
District: Warwick, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 28 59
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
Sites & Monuments Record
Description

  
Source Number  

1 Brick Kiln Close marked.
2 The site was under crop. There was no sign of a Brick Kiln, but there are marl pits in the area.
 
Sources
Source No: 1
Source Type: Map
Title: Tithe Award Map
Author/originator:
Date: 1839
Page Number: 569:179:1,2
Volume/Sheet: Cosford
   
Source No: 2
Source Type: Record Card/Form
Title: SMR Card
Author/originator: JTG
Date: 1982
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet: PRN 2227
   
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Glossary

 
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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
technique Documentary Evidence Documentary evidence is another name for written records. The first written records in Britain date back to the Roman period. Documentary evidence can take many different forms, including maps, charters, letters and written accounts. When archaeologists are researching a site, they often start by looking at documentary evidence to see if there are clues that will help them understand what they might find. Documentary evidence can help archaeologists understand sites that are discovered during an excavation, field survey or aerial survey. 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 MARL PIT * A pit from which marl, a mixture of clay and carbonate of lime, is excavated. Marl is used as a fertilizer. back
monument INDUSTRIAL * This is the top term for the class. See INDUSTRIAL Class List for narrow terms. back
monument BRICK KILN * A kiln or furnace for the firing of bricks. back
monument SIGN * A board, wall painting or other structure displaying advice, giving information or directions back

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