Monument record MDO892 - Crook Hill Brickworks, Chickerell
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Summary
Crook Hill Brickworks marked on the first edition Ordnance Survey map of 1843. The works are marked on the 1939 Ordnance Survey map, and are also visible as an earthwork on aerial photographs taken in 1946.
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Type and Period (4)
Full Description
Site of brickworks established before the mid-19th century. It formerly made bricks, tiles, drainpipes and coarse pottery, but after the First World War only land drain pipes, wirecut bricks, and some hand-bricks were produced. A Hoffmann kiln was built in the 1890s and worked until the site closed in 1969. Recorded by NRIM. Photographed. <5>
Also on the first edition OS map <1> marked as Brick and Tile Works. On the second edition map <2> as Chickerell Brick Works, and Crook Hill Brickworks marked on 1939 OS map. The works is also visible as an earthwork on aerial photographs taken at Chickerell in 1946. The site is not visible on the most recent comprehensive aerial imagery available to the project <3-4>. This site was digitally plotted during the South West Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey (Dorset).
Sources/Archives (7)
- <1> SDO10239 Map: Ordnance Survey. 1864, 1886. Ordnance Survey 25-inch map, epoch one. paper. 1:2500.
- <2> SDO11594 Map: Ordnance Survey. 1900. Ordnance Survey 25-inch map, epoch two. paper. 1:2500.
- <3> SDO12705 Aerial Photograph: XX-XXX-2009. Google Earth.
- <4> SDO12622 Aerial Photograph: Channel Coastal Observatory. 15-OCT-2010. CCO Aerial Photographic Coverage 2009.
- <5> SDO17399 Index: Royal Commission on Historic Monuments. National Record of Industrial Monuments (NRIM). DO29.
- <6> SWX8463 Unpublished document: Valentin, J and Chandler, J. 1996. Proposed Chickerell Link Road, Chickerell, Dorset: Preliminary Archaeological Assessment..
- <7> SDO14739 Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 1514345.
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred SY 6443 7981 (158m by 180m) (3 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SY67NW |
| Civil Parish | Chickerell; Dorset |
| Unitary Authority | Dorset |
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 1 033 052
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 67 NW 124
- Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 1514345
Record last edited
May 2 2023 1:16PM