Monument record 0417400000 - AKELEY

Summary

Historical records of eighteenth to nineteenth century pottery kiln and brick and tile-works

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Type and Period (3)

  • BRICKWORKS (18th Century to 19th Century - 1700 AD to 1899 AD)
  • POTTERY KILN (18th Century to 19th Century - 1700 AD to 1899 AD)
  • TILE WORKS (18th Century to 19th Century - 1700 AD to 1899 AD)

Description

POTTERY HOOK CLOSE MENTIONED EARLY C18 (B1).
RECORDS EXIST OF 3 BRICKMAKE-RS (1841), AGRICULTURAL WORKER/BRICKMAKER (1861), POTTER/FARMER (1877-1911)(B7, B1). BRICKWORKS WERE SE OF POTTERY (B1).
BRICK & POTTERY INDUSTRY CLOSED DUE TO COMPETITION & LACK OF RAILWAY FACILITIES (B4).
NGR - WORKS CENTRE (B2).
'CLAY PIT' SHOWN ON 6IN OS 1ST EDITION (BUCKS SHEET 13, SURVEYED 1880); 25IN OS 1ST EDITION (BUCKS SHEET 13.3, SURVEYED 1880); 6IN OS (REVISED 1930S); 1:10,000 OS (SURVEYED 1976) (B8).

Sources (8)

  • <1>SBC6971 Bibliographic reference: Kelly's Directories Ltd. KELLY'S DIRECTORY OF BUCKS (1877-1911).
  • <2>SBC10275 Bibliographic reference: OS 1880/85 6IN (1:10560) (1ST EDN).
  • <3>SBC20463 Bibliographic reference: William Page (ed). 1927. A History of Buckinghamshire (Victoria County History) Volume IV. Volume 4. p144.
  • <4>SBC15180 Bibliographic reference: TURNER REV J MAURICE NOTES FROM THE ANNALS OF AKELEY (REPRINTED FROM THE BUCKINGHAM ADVERTISER & FRE.
  • <5>SBC6526 Bibliographic reference: HURMAN B & WATERTON D 1980 (JAN) FIELD VISIT (REPORT ON CAS FILE).
  • <6>SBC6521 Verbal communication: HURMAN B & GREENWAY E C 1980 (MARCH) PERS COMM.
  • <7>SBC2769 Bibliographic reference: CENSUS RETURNS 1841 & 1861 MICROFILM COPY AT BUCKS CO LIBRARY; MRS B HUR-MAN RESEARCHED THE INFORMAT.
  • <8>SBC20218 Unpublished document: CMAG. 1980(?)-2001. Mineral Extraction Sites in Buckinghamshire. D1006.

Location

Grid reference Centred SP 7141 3812 (300m by 180m)
Civil Parish AKELEY, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire

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  • Event - Survey: (EBC13549)

Record last edited

Oct 24 2024 5:46PM

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