Monument record 0687405008 - Great Gagemoor Pond, Penn Wood: extractive pit
Summary
Great Gagemoor Pond in a former extractve pit of uncertain date with a dump of twentieth century bottles
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 with some bottles dumped (survey ref: A21) (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).
Pon noted during site visit (5)
Sources (6)
- ---SBC20075 Bibliographic reference: Elizabeth Eames. 1985. English Medieval Tiles.
- <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SBC20067 Unpublished document: Neil Sanderson. 2000.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.
- <5>SBC20073 Unpublished document: Sandy Kidd. 1999. Site visit to Penn Wood notes and sketch map of route walked.
Location
| Grid reference | SU 92030 96007 (point) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | PENN, Chiltern, Buckinghamshire |
Finds (1)
- BOTTLE (20th Century - 1900 AD to 1999 AD)
Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
Related Events/Activities (2)
- Event - Survey: Ecological and historic landscape survey (EBC16289)
- Event - Survey: Field visit (EBC16290)
Record last edited
Apr 1 2003 1:21PM
