Monument record 0448900000 - 800M NW OF CLAYDON HOUSE

Summary

Historical records and field survey of nineteenth century brick and tile works. The post-medieval brick works is visible on historic aerial photographs and remote sensing data as earthworks and was mapped as part of the North Buckinghamshire Aerial Investigation and Mapping project (EBC18304).

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Conservation Area: Middle Claydon Conservation Area

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Type and Period (3)

BRICKWORKS (19th Century to Modern - 1800 AD to 1945 AD)
TILE WORKS (19th Century to Modern - 1800 AD to 1945 AD)
BRICKFIELD (Post-Medieval to Modern - 1540 AD to 1999 AD)

Description

DIRECTORIES: 1864 'MARSHAL J BRICKMAKER'; 1887-1907 'DANIELS WM, BRICK & TILE MAKER'; 1911-15 'COX A J BRICK & TILE MAKER' (B1).
'KILNS'; 'BRICK & TILE WORKS, BRICK FIELD' AT NGR (B2).
SITE NOW A SERIES OF PONDS/ MARSHY AREAS. DERELICT BUILDINGS & OLD COTTAGES. NO REMAINS OF KILNS (B5).
SITE OF C17 KILNS? 01:000

The post-medieval brick works is visible on historic aerial photographs and remote sensing data as earthworks and was mapped as part of the North Buckinghamshire Aerial Investigation and Mapping project (EBC18304). Located about 600 metres NNW of Catherine Farm and centred at SP 71134 25661, the eponymous ‘The Old Brick Yard’ is recorded on the 1880 dated 1st Edition OS map as a ‘Brick Field’ and ‘Brick and Tile Works’ comprising at that time two kilns as well as a pair of semi-detached cottages and five ancillary buildings. Still a working site in 1899, by 1923 the 3rd Edition OS map records that the site is disused by that time. On aerial photographs taken in 1946, the kilns are not visible but four of the buildings are visible and remain extant in 1973 but are demolished by 2003. On aerial photographs taken in 2019, the cottages remain upstanding (7-13).

Sources (13)

<1>SBC7004 Bibliographic reference: Kelly's Directories Ltd. KELLY'S DIRECTORY OF BUCKS 1864,1887-1915.
<2>SBC10215 Map: OS 1878/1885 1:10560 MAP,1ST EDITION.
<3>SBC16276 Bibliographic reference: VERNEY M M 1894 MEMOIRS OF THE VERNEY FAMILY 3 P13 2.
<4>SBC20461 Bibliographic reference: William Page (ed). 1908. A History of Buckinghamshire (Victoria County History) Volume II. Volume 2. p114.
<5>SBC12165 Verbal communication: Andrew Pike (BCM). 1982. PERS COMM, MAY 1982 FOLLOWING FIELD VISIT.
<6>SBC20218 Unpublished document: CMAG. 1980(?)-2001. Mineral Extraction Sites in Buckinghamshire. D0337.
<7>SBC26470 Aerial Photograph: Historic England. 2023. RAF-CPE-UK-1897 RS 4168 12-Dec-1946.
<8>SBC26492 Aerial Photograph: Historic England. 2023. RAF-CPE-UK-1897 RS 4169 12-Dec-1946.
<9>SBC26494 Aerial Photograph: Historic England. 2023. OS-73252 V 098 06-JUN-1973.
<10>SBC25593 Aerial Photograph: Google Earth. Google Earth Pro. EARTH.GOOGLE.COM dated 01-JAN-2003 Accessed Online 11-SEP-2023.
<11>SBC25062 Digital archive: Environment Agency. Environment Agency LiDAR data. LIDAR SP72NW Environment Agency National LIDAR Programme DTM 1 Metre dated 2019 SP7125.
<12>SBC25776 Map: Ordnance Survey. Ordnance Survey 1st Edition 25 inch (1:2500) scale map. Map. Buckinghamshire XV111.15 1880.
<13>SBC25778 Map: Ordnance Survey. 2022. Ordnance Survey 3rd Edition 25 inch (1:2500) scale map. Map. Buckinghamshire XV111.15 1923.

Location

Grid reference	Centred SP 7114 2566 (190m by 150m)
Civil Parish	MIDDLE CLAYDON, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire

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Related Monuments/Buildings (1)

Parent of: CLAYDON ESTATE (Monument) (0448901000)

Related Events/Activities (2)

Event - Survey: (EBC13494)
Event - Survey: Aerial investigation and mapping project (Ref: 7768) (EBC18304)

Record last edited

Oct 3 2023 11:01AM