Monument record 0687405000 - Benmond End Pond, Penn Wood: extractive pit
Summary
Extractive pit in Penn Wood, possibly for eighteenth century clay-digging, which now contains Benmond End Pond
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Map
Type and Period (1)
- EXTRACTIVE PIT (Post-Medieval - 1540 AD to 1798 AD)
Description
The Survey notes a pond in a former pit which has been extended by excavation (survey ref: A22) (1)
References to expenses at the brick-kiln, 1750 on Wycombe Heath. Chalk digging; lime burning; brick making mentioned & 2 kilns of lime & brick & tyles, bricks, coping bricks & list of workers (3).
Wycombe Heath lay mainly in & NW of Penn Wood. The north part of Penn Wood has many pits including large one at SU 9139 9641 (4).
Sources (6)
- ---SBC20074 Bibliographic reference: Elizabeth S Eames. 1968. Medieval Tiles: A Handbook. pp16-22.
- ---SBC20075 Bibliographic reference: Elizabeth Eames. 1985. English Medieval Tiles. pp55-56.
- <1>SBC20067 Unpublished document: Neil Sanderson. 2000. Ecological and Historic Landscape Assessment of Penn Wood.
- <2>SBC19623 Bibliographic reference: Miles Green. 1999. The History of Penn Wood.
- <3>SBC14104 Bibliographic reference: SHARDELOES ESTATE ACCOUNT BOOK 1747-68 (AT BRO, D/ X 963 Q).
- <4>SBC1717 Bibliographic reference: BIOLOGICAL RECORDS, BCM.
Location
| Grid reference | SU 91391 96421 (point) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | PENN, Chiltern, Buckinghamshire |
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
Related Events/Activities (1)
- Event - Survey: Ecological and historic landscape survey (EBC16289)
Record last edited
Apr 1 2003 12:06PM
