Monument record 0511600000 - RAILWAY WHARF, WINSLOW: brickworks
Summary
In 1877, William Buckingham is noted as a Brickmaker at Railway Wharf and a large area of excavations, long sheds and a raised track connecting to the railway are noted on a nineteenth century map
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Map
Type and Period (1)
- BRICKWORKS (19th Century to Modern - 1800 AD to 1999 AD)
Description
KELLY'S DIRECTORIES:1877 BUCKINGHAM, W, BRICK & TILEMAKER, RAILWAY WHARF; 1883 FOXLEY, WILLIAM RAILWAY WHARF, BRICKMAKER; 1903-7 RIDGWAY WILLIAM, BRICKMAKER (1). BRICKWORKS AT NGR (2). SITE OVERGROWN. A RAISED PLATFORM BY RAILWAY AT SP 7691 2854 MAY BE THE 'WHARF' (3). KILN DEMOLISHED IN THE 1970'S. WORKS STARTED C1868, CLOSING C1910 (4).
The OS 1st Edition 6in Map surveyd in 1880 shows the land being excavated leaving ponds behind and the area of workings linked by a raised track to the railway line. By 1976-77 when the OS 1:10,000 sheet was surveyed for revision all the buildings and excavations appear to have gone leaving only the placename 'Brickyard Farm' as evidence (5, 6).
Sources (6)
- <1>SBC7011 Bibliographic reference: Kelly's Directories Ltd. KELLY'S DIRECTORY OF BUCKS 1877-1907.
- <2>SBC10335 Map: OS 1900 2ND EDITION 1:10560 MAP.
- <3>SBC12506 Bibliographic reference: RAINS M J FEB 1982 FIELD VISIT (SEE HIS WINSLOW PA RISH SURVEY IN CAS FILE 2802).
- <4>SBC16548 Bibliographic reference: WIGLEY A H 1980.
- <5>SBC20218 Unpublished document: CMAG. 1980(?)-2001. Mineral Extraction Sites in Buckinghamshire.
- <6>SBC20217 Map: Ordnance Survey. 1878-80. OS 1st Edition 6 inch map: Sheet 19.
Location
| Grid reference | Centred SP 7694 2852 (557m by 308m) (Centred on) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | WINSLOW, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire |
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Record last edited
Sep 26 2013 9:32AM
