Bourne Archive: Bedehouse Bank: Home
http:// boar.org.uk/abiwxe1BedehouseBank(home Latest
edit 12 Dec 2010
© 2009 R.J.PENHEY
The Bourne Archive.
Bedehouse Bank, Bourne
Bedehouse Bank is a small part of
Bourne, in Lincolnshire.
It lies around national grid reference TF103197, in the area between the Roman course
of the Car Dyke and its
diverted, medieval one. On the third, northern side is the Bourne Eau. Since about
1980, it has become a modern residential area but it is unlike other parts of
the town in that the dendritic layout of its plots shows no sign of formal
planning. There are two plans of it, dating respectively from 1826/7 and 1947.
They make it quite clear that the estate of the Earls of Exeter had an interest
in the site as a whole but that some ambiguity about ownership had arisen. When
combined with other information, this all gives an impression of a field which
was taken over more or less informally, by people who made a living by burning
lime.
This page is intended to provide
links to others on related topics, as and when they are transcribed or
composed.
This group of web pages consists
of transcriptions of documents (T) relating Bedehouse Bank, its
people and its economic base, links (L) to articles on the subject on
other sites and plates (P).
The Site
from the Marquis
of Exeter’s estate book
(1826-7)
The Site Plan P
List of Owners T
The neighbouring South Fen P
from the Bourne Abbots estate map (1825)
from the Auction Catalogue (1947)
Site Plan P
Summary of information
Lime
Burning
from Brees’ Glossary (1852):
Lime, Limestone & Mortar
T
from Muspratt’s
Chemistry (ca. 1859):
Lime Burning T
Large-scale Lime Burning
T
Uses of Lime
from Muspratt’s Chemistry (ca. 1859):
Mortar T
Tanning T
from Wikipedia
Agricultural lime L
Calcium hydroxide L
Liming soil L
Soil pH L
Mortar (masonry) L