1 A 17th century ashlar structure. It resembles an isolated gate pier, but is always called a sundial: there is however no dial. Tall pillar with square base ...
A sundial, constructed from a tall pillar of ashlar, that is Post Medieval in date. It is situated 250m east of Bridge Street, Polesworth.
1 A late 17th century, rectangular brick built dovecote with a tiled pyramidal roof. Internally there are 489 nest holes, and in the centre of the floor, the remains ...
A dovecote, used for housing doves and pigeons, that is built of brick with a tiled roof. It is Post Medieval in date. It lies 400m north west of Edgerley Farm.
A Medieval gatehouse.
1 The gatehouse stands to the N of the W end of the church. It is of two stories. The walls are of rough ashlar, except over the ...
A gatehouse associated with Polesworth Abbey which is Medieval in date. The walls are constructed in ashlar except over the gateway where they are of timber. The gatehouse is located 200m east of Bridge Street, Polesworth.
1 Formerly steam mill of Messrs Mallaby and Alkin. Grain was brought by canal and by road. Horses were stabled at the back, in the Old Salt House. ...
A steam mill which was built during the Imperial period for the purpose of grinding corn. It was situated on the western side of Market Street, Polesworth.
1 Evidence for a pottery kiln includes a slip ware dish decorated with ‘Polesworth RG 1801’ and the road called ‘Potters Lane’. Investigations in the back gardens of houses along ...
Various finds from this area suggest that there was a pottery kiln here during the Imperial period. It would have been located in the area of Potters Lane, Polesworth.
1 Site of Birch Coppice Colliery Railway track.
From Map.
Links Birch Coppice Colliery and the Midland Railway (Kingsbury branch) at Hill End sidings.
Railway connecting Birch Coppice Colliery and main Midland Railway.
1 A small canal basin served by a tramway is shown here on the 1st edition 25″ OS. The tramway would presumably have brought coal from Dordon mines. Just ...
A canal, canal basin and wharf where vessels would have loaded and unloaded goods. They were built during the Imperial period. The canal basin and wharf are situated 100m south of Tamworth Road, Polesworth.
1 A turnpike or toll road established between 1750 and 1751.
A toll road, a road whose repair was paid for by the exaction of a toll. The toll gate is where travellers paid the toll. They both date to the Imperial period and are situated on Chiltern Road, Stoneydelph, Tamworth.
1 A turnpike road established between 1725-50.
A toll road whose upkeep was paid for by the extraction of a toll from travellers. It was built in the late post-medieval period and ran between Polesworth and Austrey.
1 Large 19th century building in dark red brick with tile roof. Closed in early 1976, windows are now boarded up. At the rear is a large stable block dated ...
The Chetwynd Arms, an inn built in red brick with a tile roof with a stable block to the rear. It was built during the Imperial period and is situated on Market Street, Polesworth.
1 A complex of 19th century buildings in brick with tiled roof. This complex includes hairdressers, newsagent and gift shop. Altered only in minor respects with most of the ...
Buildings of brick with tiled roofs that date to the Imperial period and are now in use as shops. They are situated on Bridge Street, Polesworth.
1 Archeological observation during topsoil stripping and the excavation of service trenches at 39-49 Bridge Street revealed parts of the foundations for walls belonging to 19th and 20th century ...
The foundations of a building which date to the Imperial period. They were situated on the west side of Bridge Street, Polesworth.
1 Large quantities of pottery waste, kiln bricks etc. found by members of Polesworth Historical Society.
2 It is unlikely that a reference made in 1938 to a kiln, was the ...
The site of a pottery kiln, used for the firing of pottery ware, dating to the Post Medieval period. It was situated north of Potters Lane, Polesworth.
1 The Trent Valley branch of the LNWR railway is shown on OS 1st ed 25″ maps.
The Trent Valley branch of the LNWR railway line which dates to the Imperial period.
1 Medieval tiles were produced here (PRN 276). As on other similar sites, production of tobacco pipes succeeded production of tiles and the remains of the kiln were only removed ...
The site of a factory that made clay pipes. It was built in the Post Medieval period and continued to be used until the Imperial period. The factory was situated on Potters Lane, Polesworth.
1 Site of Birch Coppice Colliery marked on OS map of 1885.
The site of a colliery where coal was mined. It was in use during the Imperial period and was situated 300m north of Birchmoor.
1 Site of corn mill marked on OS map of 1885.
The site of a corn mill that was built during the Imperial period. It was situated east of Bridge Street, Polesworth.
1 Site of signal box marked on OS map of 1885.
The site of a railway signal box that was built during the Imperial period. It was situated 100m southeast of Polesworth Station, and is marked on the Ordnance Survey map of 1885.
1 Site of pound marked on OS map of 1901.
The site of a pound, a pen where livestock would be rounded up. It dated to the Imperial period and was situated immediately south of Bassett's Bridge, Polesworth.
1 Site of limekiln marked on OS map of 1885.
The site of a lime kiln, a kiln in which lime is made. It dated to the Imperial period and was situated on the northern side of Limekiln Bridge, Polesworth. The lime kiln is marked on the Ordnance Survey map of 1885.
1 Site of smithy marked on OS map of 1901.
The site of a blacksmiths workshop where metal would have been worked. It dated to the Imperial period and was situated immediately northeast of Bulls Head Bridge, Polesworth. It is marked on the Ordnance Survey map of 1901.
1 Pumping station marked on OS map of 1901.
A pump house dating to the Imperial period was situated 450m southwest of Bramcote Hall. It is marked on the Ordnance Survey map of 1901.
1 Site of smithy marked on OS map of 1885.
The site of a blacksmiths workshop where metal would have been worked. It dated to the Imperial period and was situated 300m north of Grendon Fields Farm. It is marked on the Ordnance Survey map of 1885.
1 Site of windmill marked on OS map of 1885.
The site of a windmill dating to the Imperial period. The windmill was situated 250m northeast of Bramcote Hall. It is marked on the Ordnance Survey map of 1885.