Information for record number MWA1629:
Imperial quarry site

Summary The site of a quarry dating to the Imperial period. It is known from the name of a field, Stonepit Close, which is marked on an 1830 Estate Map. It is located 900m south west of Bascote.
What Is It?  
Type: Quarry
Period: Imperial - Industrial (1751 AD - 1913 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Long Itchington
District: Stratford on Avon, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 40 62
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
Sites & Monuments Record
Description

  
Source Number  

1 A field on the John Daniels Estate plan of c1830 is named as Stonepit Close. It is at the above grid reference, but shows little sign of quarrying.
2 1830 Estate Map.
 
Sources
Source No: 1
Source Type: Bibliographic reference
Title: Early quarries of Long Itchington
Author/originator: Usher H
Date: 1977
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Source No: 2
Source Type: Map
Title: John Daniels Estate
Author/originator:
Date: c1830
Page Number: CR377
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Glossary

 
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Description  
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 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 SIGN * A board, wall painting or other structure displaying advice, giving information or directions back
monument QUARRY * An excavation from which stone for building and other functions, is obtained by cutting, blasting, etc. back

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