Information for record number MWA2510:
Site of Brick/Tile Works 300m SE of Hunningham Hill

Summary Brick and tile works were marked on an eighteenth century map. They were situated 300m south east of Hunningham Hill.
What Is It?  
Type: Brickworks, Tile Works
Period: Imperial - Industrial (1751 AD - 1913 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Hunningham
District: Warwick, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 38 67
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
Sites & Monuments Record
Description

  
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1 Brick/tile works marked.
2 No evidence survives to indicate that this was the site of a brickworks.
3 Partial excavation suggested a brick kiln site. The top/plough soil was shown to overlie a layer of brick dust including large decayed brick fragments, and beneath was a layer of very dark brown/grey burnt clay.
 
Sources
Source No: 1
Source Type: Map
Title: Map 1766
Author/originator: Baker M
Date: 1766
Page Number: Z142
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Source No: 3
Source Type: Record Card/Form
Title: Snowford Hall Farm, Hunningham
Author/originator: Grogan, N
Date: 1990
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet:
   
Source No: 2
Source Type: Unpublished document
Title: SMR Card
Author/originator: Pehrson B
Date: 1983
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet: PRN 3081
   
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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 excavation Archaeologists excavate sites so that they can find information and recover archaeological materials before they are destroyed by erosion, construction or changes in land-use.

Depending on how complicated and widespread the archaeological deposits are, excavation can be done by hand or with heavy machinery. Archaeologists may excavate a site in a number of ways; either by open area excavation, by digging a test pit or a trial trench.
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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 LAYER * An archaeological unit of soil in a horizontal plane which may seal features or be cut through by other features. back
monument TILE WORKS * A site used for all the processes associated with the manufacture of roof, floor or decorative tiles. back
monument SITE * Unclassifiable site with minimal information. Specify site type wherever possible. back
monument BRICKWORKS * An industrial manufacturing complex producing bricks. 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 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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