Monument record MDR7173 - Pottery works (site of), Burton Road, Midway, Swadlincote
Type and Period (1)
- POTTERY WORKS (Medieval to Post Medieval - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Full Description
'Potteries' appear here on the 1st edition 25" OS map of c. 1880. They are labelled as 'Pottery (Sanitary Ware)' on the 2nd edition 25" OS map of c. 1900, the 3rd edition 25" OS map of the early 20th century, and the 4th edition 25" OS map of 1937-8. (1-4)
The building is depicted on an OS map of 1970, but it is not named. (5)
Nothing remains of the pottery works [1995]. (6)
Midway Pottery, later known as Lower Midway Sanitary Ware Pottery Company. Pottery extant c. 1891. (6, 7)
Sources/Archives (7)
- <1> SDR18789 Map: Ordnance Survey (OS). 1882. OS County Series, 1st edition, scale 1:2500 (c. 25" to one mile).
- <2> SDR18790 Map: Ordnance Survey (OS). 1896-1900. OS County Series, 2nd edition (1st revision), scale 1:2500 (c. 25" to one mile).
- <3> SDR20367 Map: Ordnance Survey (OS). 1912-1921. OS County Series, 3rd edition (Second Revision), scale 1:2500 (25" to one mile).
- <4> SDR18867 Map: Ordnance Survey (OS). 1937-38. OS County Series, Third Revision, scale 1:2500 (c. 25" to one mile).
- <5> SDR17626 Map: OS. 1970. OS 1:10560.
- <6> SDR17645 Index: RCHME. 1995. New National Forest Survey: 922921. 922921. pp. 1097-8.
- <7> SDR17402 Article in serial: Spavold, J. 1981. 'The sanitary pottery industries of South Derbyshire, 1840-1914', Industrial Archaeology Review. Volume 5, pp 143-154. p. 153.
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred SK 3076 2054 (106m by 98m) (Centre) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | SWADLINCOTE, SOUTH DERBYSHIRE, DERBYSHIRE |
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Record last edited
Nov 20 2017 2:51PM