Monument record MLI86443 - Whiting works, Louth and Legbourne
Summary
Whiting works, Louth and Legbourne
Type and Period (2)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Full Description
PRN 45523
Quarry pits, marked as 'Saturday Pits' on the 1905 County Series map. This area was used as a whiting works, where chalk would be washed and crushed to make whitewash for houses. {1}
This area was also used as a temporary market when the town markets were suspended because of plague in the mid-seventeenth century. {2}
Sources/Archives (2)
- <1> SLI3566 Map: Ordnance Survey. 1902-7. 25 Inch County Series Map - Second Edition. 1:2500. 65/2.
- <2> SLI886 Bibliographic Reference: William White. 1856. History, Gazetteer and Directory of Lincolnshire (Second Edition). Page 244.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TF 3400 8523 (184m by 151m) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | LEGBOURNE, EAST LINDSEY, LINCOLNSHIRE |
| Civil Parish | LOUTH, EAST LINDSEY, LINCOLNSHIRE |
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Record last edited
Mar 21 2021 8:35PM
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