A slight mis-spelling on this brick found close to the Morton works at Cinderhills, Halifax. Photo by Chris Shaw.
Photo by Darrell Prest
Found near Rotherham by Bob Gellatly.
John Hall & Sons Ltd., The Fireclay Works, Wharf Street, Dukinfield, Cheshire. Manufacturers of Red Terra-Cotta Ridge Tiles, Air Grids, Chimney Pots, etc., Sanitary Pipes, Gullies, Fire Bricks and All Fittings. Established 1792 and closed 1967. Photo and info by David Kitching.
Photo by Alan Wheal.
Photo by Andrea Jones.
Photos by Frank Lawson.
Photo by Alan Davies.
Photo by Richard Thorpe.
Joseph & Samuel Hall - Cateaton Street & Foundry Street,
Bury. Kelly's Building Trades Directory 1886. Info
by Colin Driver.
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James Hall made firebricks at Bakestonedale, Pott Shrigley,
possibly having taken over the works from George Lambert who is
listed there in 1857. The fireclay was obtained from the many coal
mines under Bakestonedale Moor. Hall appears in the trade
directories for 1878 and 1883, but is absent in that for 1896 as
the business had by then been absorbed by neighbouring brickmaker
William Hammond. Photos and info by David Kitching.
W.W. Hall is listed in Kelly’s 1914 edition at Broadway Buildings, Station Road, yard & stores; Central Wharf, Brook Street, Reading. Photo & Info by Martyn Fretwell.
Photo by Frank Lawson.
Hall & Rogers Smithy Bridge Littleborough. Located at the
bottom of Smithy Bridge Road close to the Rochdale Canal and
Smithy Bridge railway station. I think it was still there into the
1950's but had stopped making bricks prior to then, concentrating
on sanitary pipes. There were quite a few firebrick/pipeworks in
this area in the 19th century. It's a white glazed brick.
Info by Colin Driver, photos by Jason Stott.
Hall & Rogers, Stott's Pit, Westhoughton, Lancs. Hall & Rogers also operated the brickworks at Smithy Bridge (above). Photo by David Kitching.
Photo by Jason Stott.
Photo by David Kitching.
Tony Mugridge writes: J. T. Hall Refractories, Stourbridge. Works moved to Corngreaves Industrial Estate, Cradeley Heath in 1967 and closed about 2008. They speciallised in making firebricks for the Stourbridge Glass Industry but their main trade was making firebricks for the fireboxes of Steam Railway Locomotives in the mid to late 19th century. Their moulds for these (some 1,000) were destroyed the week before I visited the works and was still smouldering. They said that the moulds were of no value as steam locomotives weren't used now. The MD was not too pleased when I suggested that every steam railway preservation society in the country would need those bricks! The last owner of the Company was Mr John Edwards who was somewhat of a local celebrity as he was a highly decorated Spitfire pilot in the Battle of Britain! Photos by Frank Lawson.
Photo by Chris Tilney.
