Building and construction

1841

Occupation

Total (all male)

Notes

Mason 5 x
Carpenter 3 x
Sawyer 2 William West (45) and John West (20), Wood Lane
Brickmaker 1 William Jarmon (45), Church Lane
Bricklayer 1 Thomas Green (40), King Street
Total 12 x

1901

Occupation

Total (all male)

Notes

Builder 1 John Simpson (34) - employer, Water Lane
Plasterer/slater 5 x
Stone mason/labourer 5 x
Bricklayer/labourer 4 x
Brickmaker/brickyard labourer 2

Charles White (46), Brickyard Cottages

Thomas Braunston (36), Penfold Bank

Ironstone labourer 16 x
Clerk at ironstone pits 1 Edward Hammond (22), Corby Road
Labourer on roads 3 x
Total 37 x
Quarrying

Ironstone quarrying is one of the earliest industries to have built up in the area, owing to the large ironstone deposits to be found underground. Quarrying was begun in Corby in 1880 by a Birmingham industrialist, Samuel Lloyd. There were also quarries at Rockingham and Desborough. 

The area is also rich in limestone, used for building. It was also burned to make lime for building and agricultural use.

There is mention of a quarry at Cottingham next to the 'New Coppice' wildlife trust site, a narrow strip of ancient woodland near to the medieval track of Middleton Lane, which is the road that runs across the top of the Dale.

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