Site of Possible Brickworks 200m E of 'The View'
Ditch feature in the spinney, next to brickyard spinney, Stoneleigh. 2017.
Image courtesy of William Arnold
Ditch feature in the spinney, next to brickyard spinney, Stoneleigh. 2017.
Image courtesy of William Arnold
The edge of the spinney, next to brickyard spinney, Stoneleigh. 2017.
Image courtesy of William Arnold
Description of this historic site
The site of brickworks and tile works dating to the Imperial period. They are marked on a map of 1766. No surface evidence remains, and the location is immediately south of Hares Parlour, Stoneleigh.
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Notes about this historic site
1 ‘Brick Kiln Spinney’ marked.
2 The site retains the same name on current maps. There are no surface indications.
- For the sources of these notes, see the
- Timetrail record
- produced by the Historic Environment Record.
Comments
It is possible that the name Brick Kiln Spinney actually refers to the spinney (unnamed) which is next to it. This spinney contains three ditch features – very shallow, probably due to the alluvial fill typical of silted up ponds. These might be the site of clay extraction. The presence of clay is indicated by their damp nature. That no surface remains were found possibly indicates that “they” were looking in the wrong place. It is very easy to mistake the location of features in early mapping.
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