"Old Bricks - history at your feet"

England - page 19, Letter R

Roby to Romiley

John Roby, Rainhill

Rainhill is close to St Helens. In the 1881 census John Roby is described as Brass Founder & Brick Maker Employing 29 Men & 3 Boys.

Rocester Brick Co.

Helena writes: I am after the dates this was known as the Rocester Brick Co ltd. I believe this became the Red Hill Works. Can you help?

Rochdale Brick Co.

Photos by David Kitching.

Photo by Lyn Bostock.

Photos by Frank Lawson.

Photo by Jason Stott.

Photo by David Fox.

Photo by Colin Driver.

Rochdale Property & Finance Co: see Dearnley Brickworks

Rock Red, Leeds

Photo by Graham Shooter.

Rock Red Brick Co., Fraser Road, Burmantofts, Leeds. Kelly's West Riding Directory 1908. Probably associated with Rock Colliery (Burmantofts), Leeds. Owned by Wilcock and Co. The works was closed and dismantled in 1914 when items for sale included a Bradley & Craven No.1 brick making machine and a 20 chamber Hoffman Kiln. Photos by courtesy of the Frank Lawson collection.

Rockingham Clayworks Limited

This works was at West Wellow, Romsey, Hampshire. In 1867 a brick kiln is shown together with 7 long drying sheds. In 1875 the business was raising capital with an offer of a £5,000 in bonds of £50 & £100 each. 1876 - Advert for a tile maker wanted. 1877 advertising red or white bricks at the rate of 10,000 per day. 1879 - Sale of surplus stock by auction followed by liquidation in 1881. Photo and info by Nigel Furniss.

Rodridge

Made at the brickworks associated with Rodridge Colliery at South Wingate in Durham which was active in the 1860s. Photo by Chris Tilney.

Photos by Steven Tait.

G Roe

George Roe of Cromford Road, Ripley is recorded in White's Directory for 1857. Photo & Info by Martyn Fretwell.

Roe & Son, Hanford

Roe and Son are listed in trade directories between 1860 and 1876 as brickmakers at Hanford, Stoke-on-Trent. Photo and information by David Kitching. From the Ken Perkins collection.

T Roe

T. Roe & Son are listed as making red bricks at Siddals Road, Morledge, Derby in Kelly's 1864 & 76 editions. Photos & Info by Martyn Fretwell.

Rogers

A modern brick made by a company in Oxford and used for outside garden walling. Photo by Steve Cotgrove.

Rogers, Wheal Remfry

All made at Wheal Remfry Brick & Tile Works SW929577. Photos by David Kitching, part of the collection at Wheal Martyn China Clay Museum.

Romiley

Romiley Brick & Terra Cotta Company. This business seems to have been short-lived. The works, to the west of the River Goyt and close to the Midland Railway does not appear on the 1907 revison of the OS maps and is disused by the 1917 revison. The last remains of the works was known to the locals as the 'Giant's table' and were not demolished until 1996. Photo by David Kitching.

Photo by Tom Jones.

Romiley Plastic Co.

Dureda was the trade mark of the Romiley Engineering Brick Co according to the 1931 List of marks, trade names and trade marks on bricks tiles, stone and sanitary ware. Photo and info by David Kitching.

Photo by Martyn Fretwell.