Site of post-medieval lime kilns, Bradwell Waterside. (EHER 12176)

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Summary

This is the site of a lime kiln is marked on both a 1774 map and the Chapman and Andre map at Bradwell Wharf. It must have gone out of use by the 1880s as it is not marked on the first edition Ordnance Survey map.

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Grid reference	TL 9949 0789 (point) Verified using C&A map.
Civil Parish	BRADWELL-ON-SEA, MALDON, ESSEX

Type and Period

LIME KILN (Late 18th century to Late 19th century - 1774 AD? (between) to 1889 AD? (throughout))

Description

Site of lime kilns marked on the Chapman and Andre map of 1777. <1> 'A lime kiln' marked on Chapman and Andre map. <2> The site of a lime kiln is marked on both a 1774 map and the Chapman and Andre map at Bradwell Wharf, at the end of Waterside Road. It is not seen on the 1st edition OS and must have gone out of use by the 1880s. It was built over by the boat sheds of the Sailing Centre. <3>

Sources

<1> SEX393 DESC TEXT: Bruce, K.J.. unknown. SMR.
<2> SEX1417 Map: Chapman, J. and Andre, P.. 1777. Map of the County of Essex (C&A map). Paper. Sheet XIV.
<3> SEX65256 Report: O'Connor, T.. 2006. Bradwell-on-Sea: Historic Settlement Assessment.

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Old SMR Number: TL90-070

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