Monument record MDO47276 - Kiln, Toller Porcorum

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Summary

Remains of a small updraught Suffolk-type kiln on Forestry Commission land south of the Bridport Branch Railway. It was working in around 1888 and is believed to have started in 1857 when railway construction work discovered a deposit of suitable clay. It was closed circa 1914. The kiln has iron doors to the firehole, which is unique in Dorset. The associated brickworks lay immediately to the south of the kiln.

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Full Description

Recorded by NRIM. Photographed. Recorded by D Young, 05-Apr-1974. <1>

Sources/Archives (2)

  • <1> Index: Royal Commission on Historic Monuments. National Record of Industrial Monuments (NRIM). DO22.
  • <2>XY Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 1514319. [Mapped feature: #637051 ]

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Location

Grid reference Centred SY 5420 9746 (9m by 12m)
Map sheet SY59NW
Civil Parish Toller Porcorum; Dorset

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Other Statuses/References

  • Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 59 NW 56
  • Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 1514319

Record last edited

Oct 28 2023 7:58AM

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