Monument record MDO31754 - 19th- Early 20th century clay workings, West Creech, Steeple, Purbeck

Small spoil heaps and buildings associated with the clay workings at West Creech are visible as earthworks and extant structures on aerial photographs taken in 1945-6 at the west end of the 19th century tramway from West Creech to Ridge serving the clay workings described in MDO13753.

Small spoil heaps and buildings associated with the clay workings at West Creech are visible as earthworks and extant structures on aerial photographs taken in 1945-6 at the west end of the 19th century tramway from West Creech to Ridge serving the clay workings and described in MDO13753. (1-3). The features were digitally plotted during the Wild Purbeck Mapping Project. They are no longer visible being partially under modern scrub on the latest Google Earth images.

<1> Royal Air Force, 27-MAR-1945, RAF 106G/LA/200 2050-1 (Aerial Photograph). SDO13731.

<2> Royal Air Force, 27-MAR-1945, RAF 106G/LA/200 2052-3 (Aerial Photograph). SDO13736.

<3> Royal Air Force, 04-NOV-1946, RAF/CPE/UK/1824 4236-7 (Aerial Photograph). SDO13716.

Record last edited

Aug 30 2018 3:19PM