Last year's holiday was based around Tatton Park Flower Show, this was the 1st time I had been to this show, North Wales coast & four reclamation yards plus Crosby beach in search of bricks, what a mixture !
This may have been the hottest day of the holiday. I could feel the sun burning my skin through my tee shirt as I took these photos. This is just a selection of what I found that day. There were quiet a few from Wales but I have covered similar bricks in my Crosby post. I was quiet surprised to find so many bricks from Birmingham, which are now on David's Penmorfa brick site which had previously not been recorded.
Please Note - This reclamation yard is now permanently closed.
The Adderley Park Brick Co. Ltd. is recorded in Kelly's Directory on Bordesley Green Road, Saltley, Birmingham from the 1878 edition through to the last available edition in 1940.
I have found a reference to a George Burke being the manager of this works between 1880 & 1891.
Owners of the brickworks have included Albert Cotton, Henry France, J.J. Edwards, Robert Elson, John Moffat & George Petford, all between 1864 & 1933. Reference from the Trade Associations of Birmingham Brickmasters.
More can be read about George Burke & this brickworks on Stuart Mugridge's web site ; http://2yearsatmargaretstreet.wordpress.com/tag/adderley-park-brickworks/
I have found a reference to a George Burke being the manager of this works between 1880 & 1891.
Owners of the brickworks have included Albert Cotton, Henry France, J.J. Edwards, Robert Elson, John Moffat & George Petford, all between 1864 & 1933. Reference from the Trade Associations of Birmingham Brickmasters.
More can be read about George Burke & this brickworks on Stuart Mugridge's web site ; http://2yearsatmargaretstreet.wordpress.com/tag/adderley-park-brickworks/
Adderley Brickworks is in the foreground with the Wolseley Motor Works behind, photographed in 1921.
John Bond is recorded as making bricks at his Watery Lane brickworks, Birmingham in Kelly's from 1867 to 1905 editions. Also recorded in the Trade Associations of Birmingham Brickmasters that he owned the Globe Brickworks on Garrison Lane.
The Globe Brick Co. was owned Edward Townley, W.R. Willis, A.H. & F. S. Stephenson, Walter Dauncey & R.C. Wright, all between 1864 & 1933. Reference from the Trade Associations of Birmingham Brickmasters. The "Late Bond" stamped on this brick refers to the brickworks being previously owned by John Bond.
This Globe Brick Co. is recorded in Kelly's 1878 edition with Walter Dauncey as Manager, then in 1879 to 1890 editions Walter Dauncey is recorded as Manager/Partner. From 1892 to 1915 editions we then find Albert Henry Stevenson listed as Manager.
Townley, Wright, Dauncey & Willis had formed the Globe Brick Co. to purchase John Bond's Globe Brickworks in 1875 & this brick just records that their works had previously been owned by Bond with John Bond being a well respected brickmaker. Bricks were later produced by the company without the Late Bond stamped in them. The works was closed during WW1, after which production was resumed & the works finally closed around 1931.
This Globe Brick Co. is recorded in Kelly's 1878 edition with Walter Dauncey as Manager, then in 1879 to 1890 editions Walter Dauncey is recorded as Manager/Partner. From 1892 to 1915 editions we then find Albert Henry Stevenson listed as Manager.
Townley, Wright, Dauncey & Willis had formed the Globe Brick Co. to purchase John Bond's Globe Brickworks in 1875 & this brick just records that their works had previously been owned by Bond with John Bond being a well respected brickmaker. Bricks were later produced by the company without the Late Bond stamped in them. The works was closed during WW1, after which production was resumed & the works finally closed around 1931.
John Garlick is recorded as living at Shaw Hill House, Upper Saltley in 1881, with his clay pits & brickworks close by. Using his depot at Worcester Wharf on the Birmingham & Worcester Canal he transported his bricks via the canal network. He also owned another brickworks in California using the Dudley No. 2 Canal. John employed around 700 men at his two brickworks before his business went bankrupt in 1884 and both works were closed.
John is recorded in Kelly's as J. Garlick & Co. Upper Saltley from 1879 to 1883 editions with John Gibson as Manager.
Update - I have since found out that John's other company was the Lapel Tunnel Brick Co. in California, Birmingham. This brickworks was started in 1876/7 and then in 1882 when LTBC became a limited company, the principle shareholder is recorded as John Garlick.
Kelly's records LTBC at California, Northfield in their 1878 to 1883 editions.
John is recorded in Kelly's as J. Garlick & Co. Upper Saltley from 1879 to 1883 editions with John Gibson as Manager.
Update - I have since found out that John's other company was the Lapel Tunnel Brick Co. in California, Birmingham. This brickworks was started in 1876/7 and then in 1882 when LTBC became a limited company, the principle shareholder is recorded as John Garlick.
Kelly's records LTBC at California, Northfield in their 1878 to 1883 editions.
George Payton is recorded in Kelly's 1867 & 1868 editions with his works on Garrison Lane & residing at 442 Coventry Road. Ten years later, the next entry I have in 1878 records the company as George Payton (exors of) Garrison Lane. So one can assume George has passed away & the company is still in production. This entry is repeated in 1879 & 1883.
Kelly's Directory records The Leamington & Lillington Brickyard Co. Ltd. Lillington Road, Leamington in it's 1884 edition with Thomas Mills as Managing Director. 1888 edition lists Thomas Southorn as M.D. Then 1892 edition lists Arthur T. Elkington as Secretary followed by later editions as Manager. From 1900 to 1940 editions (1940 last available directory) the works address is given as Campion Road. This was a new road built off Lillington Road to access the works. After the brickworks had closed & been demolished, houses were built in the 1960/70's & the filled in clay pit was grassed & planted with trees creating an open green space.
Hanwood bricks were first made in Cruckmeole near Shrewsbury in 1911. The brickworks was owned by Samuel Atherton who also owned Hanwood Colliery. Both the brickworks & colliery were taken over by Mr. A. N. Fielden in 1921. Clay was dug from fields behind No.1 & 2 Orchard Lane, Hanwood & transported to the yard via steam wagon. This clay pit was closed in 1937, after which bricks were produced from shale from the mine. The brickyard had five kilns & produced 14,000 bricks per week in the years between 1920 & 1930. The works closed in 1945.
Adam Boulton owned the Randlay Brickworks, Telford & was operational between 1856 & 1960.
Joseph King & Co, Stourbridge of Park Lane, Cradley, Halesowen. Produced red bricks and terracotta bricks at his Chapel Brick & Terra Cotta Works. The company is recorded in the 1888 & 1904 editions of Kelly's Trade Directory.
