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HER Number:MDV59267
Name:Brick and Tile Works, Mount Close, Honiton

Summary

The site of a 19th century brick and tile works in Honiton.

Location

Grid Reference:ST 158 001
Map Sheet:ST10SE
Admin AreaDevon
Civil ParishHoniton
DistrictEast Devon
Ecclesiastical ParishHONITON

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

  • Old DCC SMR Ref: ST10SE/296

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • BRICKWORKS (XVIII to XXI - 1701 AD to 2009 AD (Between))

Full description

Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.

'Brick & Tile Works' shown on the 19th century map in a rectilinear enclosure on the north side of the railway. An 'Old Clay Pit' is shown to the northeast.


Ordnance Survey, 1904 - 1906, Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map (Cartographic). SDV325644.

'Brick & Tile Works' shown on the early 20th century map as a group of buildings and a pond in an irregular shaped enclosure.


Ordnance Survey, 1904 - 1906, Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map (Cartographic). SDV325644.


Dixon, T. + Weddell, P. J., 1995, Archaeological and Historical Appraisal of the Town of Honiton, East Devon, 7 (Report - Assessment). SDV338066.

A brickmaker is recorded in Honiton in 1794 and there were brick and tile works to the southwest of the town in the late 19th century.


AOC Archaeology Group, 2005, Proposed retail development, Ottery Moor Lane, Honiton: archaeological desk-based assessment, 16, 29 (Report - Assessment). SDV337584.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV325644Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1904 - 1906. Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital). [Mapped feature: #96379 ]
SDV336179Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital).
SDV337584Report - Assessment: AOC Archaeology Group. 2005. Proposed retail development, Ottery Moor Lane, Honiton: archaeological desk-based assessment. AOC Archaeology Group Report. A4 Stapled + Digital. 16, 29.
SDV338066Report - Assessment: Dixon, T. + Weddell, P. J.. 1995. Archaeological and Historical Appraisal of the Town of Honiton, East Devon. Exeter Archaeology Report. 95.49. A4 Stapled + Digital. 7.

Associated Monuments

MDV73084Related to: Site of Clay Pit, Millers Way, Honiton (Monument)

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded


Date Last Edited:Oct 16 2012 10:02AM