Monument record MWX4321 - Clay Pit, Brick yard, Knyveton Gardens, Springbourne, Bournemouth

A clay pit associated with a brick yard at Springbourne, Bournemouth, known from historic map evidence. It dates to the second half of the nineteenth century. This clay pit now lies beneath Knyveton Gardens.

A clay pit at the southern end of a brick yard in Springbourne, Bournemouth is shown on the Ordnance Survey 25-inch map epoch 1 (1871). (1)

By the time of the Ordnance Survey 25-inch map epoch 2 (1898), it is no longer depicted and the area formed part of Knyveton Gardens. (2)

<1> Ordnance Survey, 1864, 1886, Ordnance Survey 25-inch map, epoch one (Map). SDO10239.

<2> Ordnance Survey, 1900, Ordnance Survey 25-inch map, epoch two (Map). SDO11594.

Record last edited

Mar 7 2013 5:15PM