This is the first in a series of caches where industrial sites
have been "recycled"
In this case it is an urban green space, "Brickfield
Meadow", once the site of heavy industry, specifically a
brickworks. You are looking for a Nano
Then...
"The 1800s saw an astoundingly rapid increase in housing
throughout London."
"The area around stood on best quality London Clay, ideal for
brick making. Brickworks sprung up ... Most significant for this
area was the Handley brickworks. These first opened in Freemead in
the 1880s as Horris (or Horris Parks) brickworks. In 1910 they were
bought by Edward Handley and renamed Handleys. Two strata of clay
existed at the site. Initially the top layer was excavated, which
produced yellow London stock bricks."
"Two of their largest chimneys (there were seven in all) were
160 feet in height and constituted a local landmark visible for
miles around."
"In the 1930s Handley Brickworks were producing 1 million bricks
per week!"
"Brick production ceased in 1974, and the buildings pulled down.
Houses were built on part of the site. A section of of the
brickworks site remains today as a green area, with a lake for
fishing"
Quotes courtesy of The Book of
Addiscombe
Now...
If anyone would like to expand to this series, please do. I
would just ask that you could let
The Lone Groover know first in order to keep track of the cache
numbers and names to avoid duplication