Information for record number MWA3759:
Lime kilns in Bannam's Wood

Summary The site of lime kilns dating to the Imperial period. They are marked on the Ordnance Survey map of 1886. They were located 100m north of Little Brown's Wood.
What Is It?  
Type: Lime Kiln, Kiln
Period: Imperial - Industrial (1751 AD - 1913 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Morton Bagot
District: Stratford on Avon, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 11 64
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
Sites & Monuments Record
Description

  
Source Number  

1 Former lime kilns noted c1820 to S of Bannams Wood.
2 'Limekiln Range' and 'Pit disused' marked in this area. Gravel
 
Sources
Source No: 1
Source Type: Bibliographic reference
Title: Lime Kilns, Morton Bagot
Author/originator: Hooke D
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Source No: 2
Source Type: Map
Title: Map 1886
Author/originator: Ordnance Survey
Date: 1886
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Volume/Sheet: 6" series
   
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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 KILN * A furnace or oven for burning, baking or drying. Use specific type where known. back
monument LIME KILN * A kiln in which lime is made by calcining limestone or in some areas chalk. 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 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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