Monument record M144 - Martloegis/Marblaegis Works, East Leake

Summary

WORKS (Modern) Large factory, now British Gypsum headquarters

Location

Grid reference SK 55400 28000 (point)
Map sheet SK52NE
District Rushcliffe
Civil Parish East Leake, Rushcliffe

Map

Type and Period (3)

Full Description

Martloegis works (1)

Works next to railway. Hachures. (2)

The Marlblaegis Company was a small company formed in 1914 to mine gypsum and as a plaster works. A large factory was built on the site in the 1950s which now forms the headquarters of British Gypsum. The site is a huge complex of modern buildings, and it is unlikely that any of the earlier works survive (3)

Grid ref centred - extensive site.


English Heritage, 2000, Lime Cement and Plaster, Nottinghamshire 6: English Heritage Monuments Protection Programme Industrial Monuments Assessment (Step 3 Reports) (Published document). SNT6219.

<1> OS, 1921, 1:2500, County Series 1921 (Map). SNT1030.

Other Refs: 50/1

<2> OS, 1:25000 (Map). SNT1082.

<3> Historic England, 2021, National Record of Historic Environment (Digital archive). SNT5271.

Sources/Archives (4)

  • --- Published document: English Heritage. 2000. Lime Cement and Plaster, Nottinghamshire 6: English Heritage Monuments Protection Programme Industrial Monuments Assessment (Step 3 Reports).
  • <1> Map: OS. 1921. 1:2500, County Series 1921.
  • <2> Map: OS. 1:25000.
  • <3> Digital archive: Historic England. 2021. National Record of Historic Environment.

Finds (0)

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Related Monuments/Buildings (1)

Related Events/Activities (0)

Record last edited

Jul 22 2026 1:59PM

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