Scheduled MonumentsEnglandPost-medieval glassworks 250m south east of Clarke's Bridge

Post-medieval glassworks 250m south east of Clarke's Bridge

England
List entry 1020704
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1020704
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.43 hectares
Grid reference
SJ 94153 94633
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

The Post-medieval glassworks situated approximately 250 metres south-east of Clarke's Bridge in Lancashire is a scheduled ancient monument representing industrial activity from the post-medieval period. The site preserves evidence of glass manufacturing techniques and practices characteristic of early modern England, when such small-scale production sites were distributed across the landscape to exploit local resources and serve regional markets. The physical remains comprise archaeological deposits and structural features associated with furnaces and working areas typical of glassworks of this era. This monument contributes to our understanding of the development of English glass production and the industrial economy of the post-medieval period in Lancashire.

Post-medieval glassworks 250m south east of Clarke's Bridge is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1020704. View the official record →

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What is Post-medieval glassworks 250m south east of Clarke's Bridge?

The Post-medieval glassworks situated approximately 250 metres south-east of Clarke's Bridge in Lancashire is a scheduled ancient monument representing industrial activity from the post-medieval period.

Who is responsible for protecting Post-medieval glassworks 250m south east of Clarke's Bridge?

Post-medieval glassworks 250m south east of Clarke's Bridge is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic England (NHLE) — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in England. The official designation reference is 1020704.

What other scheduled monuments are near Post-medieval glassworks 250m south east of Clarke's Bridge?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Section of an early medieval boundary ditch known as the Nico Ditch on Denton golf course 320m south west of Lodge Farm (3.9 km), Marple aqueduct (4.8 km), Round cairn west of Hollingworthhall Moor (5.8 km).

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Monuments
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Battlefields
The battles and sieges fought on this ground, mapped and set on a timeline of the wider conflict.
Roman Britain
The Roman roads, forts and towns near here, and the Iron Age people who held the land before Rome arrived.
Domesday
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Civil War
The Civil War fighting, garrisons and recorded militaria in this area, woven into the arc of 1642 to 1651.
Geology
The bedrock beneath the site, its age and rock type, reaching back hundreds of millions of years.
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The ground beneath

The bedrock under Post-medieval glassworks 250m south east of Clarke's Bridge

Post-medieval glassworks 250m south east of Clarke's Bridge stands on Pennine Lower Coal Measures Formation And South Wales Lower Coal Measures Formation (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Westphalian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone, sandstone, coal, ironstone and ferricrete.