Site of Brick/Tile Works 300m SE of Hunningham Hill

Description of this historic site

Brick and tile works were marked on an eighteenth century map. They were situated 300m south east of Hunningham Hill.

Notes about this historic site

1 Brick/tile works marked.
2 No evidence survives to indicate that this was the site of a brickworks.
3 Partial excavation suggested a brick kiln site. The top/plough soil was shown to overlie a layer of brick dust including large decayed brick fragments, and beneath was a layer of very dark brown/grey burnt clay.

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