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Source/Archive record SDR21359 - Former Hepworths Factory, Swadlincote Retail Park, Swadlincote, Derbyshire: Results of an Archaeological Strip, Map and Record

Title Former Hepworths Factory, Swadlincote Retail Park, Swadlincote, Derbyshire: Results of an Archaeological Strip, Map and Record
Author/Originator
Date/Year 2012

Abstract/Summary

Strip, map and record identified and recorded the bases of two 'beehive' kilns, one dating c1900 and the other to 1961. Part of the floor and foundations of a drying shed or warehouse were also recorded. A sample of bricks manufactured at the site was collected from the demolition horizon, and form part of the archive.

Description

Paper and pdf copy.

Location

Derbyshire County Council HER Doc. No. 1487

Referenced Monuments (1)

  • Former Coppice Side Sanitary Pipe Works (aka Anchor Works / Wraggs / Hepworth's), Swadlincote (Monument)

Referenced Events (1)

  • EDR2984

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Record last edited

Nov 7 2019 3:15PM

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