Monument record MDO45678 - Post medieval brickworks, St Leonard's Farm, Lytchett Minster
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Summary
A post medieval brickworks north of St Leonard's Farm, Lytchett Minster, is visible as earthworks and structures on 1940s aerial photographs. A brickworks is documented on the OS 1st and 2nd Edition maps. The features were digitally plotted during the Dorset Middle Stour AIM project.
Map
Type and Period (2)
Full Description
A post medieval brickworks north of St Leonard's Farm, Lytchett Minster, is visible as earthworks and structures on 1940s aerial photographs [1]. The aerial photograph dated 1948 shows an irregular extractive pit with two ruined structures, probably brick kilns documented on the OS 1st and 2nd Edition maps [2, 3]. These two mpas document the site as a brickworks. The OS 3rd Edition map shows earthworks but no structures [4]. The OS a5-2500 Epoch map dated 1955 also shows earthworks, part of which are a pond by that time [5]. The features were digitally plotted during the Dorset Middle Stour AIM project.
Sources/Archives (5)
- <1> SDO19459 Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 01-JAN-1948. RAF/CPE/UK/2431 RS 4085.
- <2> SDO10239 Map: Ordnance Survey. 1864, 1886. Ordnance Survey 25-inch map, epoch one. paper. 1:2500.
- <3> SDO11594 Map: Ordnance Survey. 1900. Ordnance Survey 25-inch map, epoch two. paper. 1:2500.
- <4> SDO11595 Map: Ordnance Survey. 1923-33. Ordnance Survey 25-inch map, epoch three. paper. 1:2500.
- <5> SDO18568 Map: Ordnance Survey. xx-xxx-1955. Ordnance Survey Epocha5_2500.
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Location
| Grid reference | SY 9703 9516 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SY99NE |
| Civil Parish | Lytchett Minster; Dorset |
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Other Statuses/References
- None recorded
Record last edited
Feb 21 2023 2:20PM
