Information for record number MWA2848:
Site of Brickworks 300m N of Binley Common Farm

Summary The site of a brickworks which is marked on the Ordnance Survey map of 1886. Pits and hollows, associated with the kiln, are visible. It is located 300m west of Little Rough, Binley Woods.
What Is It?  
Type: Brickworks
Period: Imperial - Industrial (1751 AD - 1913 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Binley Woods
District: Rugby, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 38 77
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
Sites & Monuments Record
Description

 
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Site of brickworks.
1 'brickworks (disused)' marked on OS 1st edition. brickworks centred on SP38607790, an old kiln centred on SP38807790.
2 Pits and hollows still exist on the Site of the kiln which is now overgrown. The Site of the brickworks is under crop.
3 brickworks situated in an area known as the Claylands Field in C17-C18.
 
Sources

Source No: 1
Source Type: Map
Title: 6" OS Sht 22SW CRO
Author/originator: Ordnance Survey
Date: 1886
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Source No: 3
Source Type: Map
Title: Changing Landuse and Sequential Occupation of Binley
Author/originator: Holton, P
Date: 2002
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Volume/Sheet:
   
Source No: 2
Source Type: Site Visit
Title: SMR Card
Author/originator: JH
Date: 1983
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet: PRN 4283
   
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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
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 HOLLOW * A hollow, concave formation or place, which has sometimes been dug out. back
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 PIT * A hole or cavity in the ground, either natural or the result of excavation. Use more specific type where known. back
monument FIELD * An area of land, often enclosed, used for cultivation or the grazing of livestock. back
monument WOOD * A tract of land with trees, sometimes acting as a boundary or barrier, usually smaller and less wild than a forest. back

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