Information for record number MWA7296:
Brick Kiln Piece

Summary The site of a brick kiln used for the manufacture of bricks during the Imperial period. The site is known from documentary evidence and is located 500m east of Alcester Lodge.
What Is It?  
Type: Brick Kiln, Kiln
Period: Imperial - Industrial (1751 AD - 1913 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Alcester
District: Stratford on Avon, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 07 59
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
Sites & Monuments Record
Description

  
Source Number  

1 At SP075592 there is a field called Brick Kiln Piece in 1836, Brick Kiln field in 1874. The adjacent field to the east was called Brick Kiln Meadow in 1771, while that to the south east has a disused clay pit shown on the 1886 1st edition OS map. Brickmaking activities seem therefore to date at least to the 18th century. However the exact location of the kiln is uncertain. The area is currently arable and there are no surface traces.
 
Sources
Source No: 1
Source Type: Desk Top Study
Title: A435 Studley Bypass Archaeological Assessment (Stage 2)
Author/originator: Warwickshire Museum
Date: 1994
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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 CLAY PIT * A place from which clay is extracted. back
monument SITE * Unclassifiable site with minimal information. Specify site type wherever possible. back
monument LODGE * A small building, often inhabited by a gatekeeper, gamekeeper or similar. Use specific type where known. 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 FIELD * An area of land, often enclosed, used for cultivation or the grazing of livestock. back
monument BRICK KILN * A kiln or furnace for the firing of bricks. back
monument MEADOW * A piece of grassland, often near a river, permanently covered with grass which is mown for use as hay. back

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