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English bricks page 4a-4

Bowens to Boythorpe

Bowens, Stourbridge

Photo by Phil Jenkins. See below for company details.

Photo by Martyn Fretwell.

Bowens Ltd, Successors, Stourbridge

Made by Clattershall Fire Clay & Brick Works, nr Stourbridge. Photo and info by David Kitching.

Edward Bowens is listed in Kelly's 1868 to 1884 as producing fire bricks at Clattershall Colliery, Brierley Hill. The 1888 & 92 editions records Edward Bowens (exors of), Clattershall fireclay & brick works, Stourbridge. Then in the 1896 edition through to the 1940 edition the entry is Edward Bowens Limited, (Successors), Clattershall fireclay & brick works, Brettell Lane, Brierley Hill, Staffs. same as this brick. Info by Martyn Fretwell.

Bower

Believed to have been made at Coxlodge Colliery (Bower Pit) in Northumberland between 1858 - 1870 when in the ownership of Joshua Bower. Photos and info by Chris Tilney.

William & Henry Bower

This brick is likely to have been produced by William and Henry Bower who were proprietors of a number of businesses in the Drighlington/Adwalton area between Leeds & Bradford. William Bower & Brothers is listed as owning Adwalton Moor Colliery between 1853 and 1879. W & H Bower appear as brick manufacturers at Drighlington in the 1857 Post Office Directory for the West Riding of Yorkshire. Photo by Paul Higson.

Bowers & Roberts

Bowers & Roberts are listed only in 1873-74 at Greengates, Tunstall. The brickworks seems to have been situated on the opposite side of Furlong Road to the Greengates Pottery and in 1869-70 was in the hands of Jno Meir who was also owner of the pottery. By 1875-76 Anthony Roberts was the proprietor, followed by Charles Salt in 1879 and William Adams & Co from 1892. Photo and info by David Kitching.

Bowling Iron, Bradford

Listed as operating at Rook Lane, Bradford 1900 and Rook Lane and Bowling Back Lane,
Bradford, 1904 / 1912/ 1917. Image PRBCO.

Found in an old mill off Tong Street in Bradford by Mark Harriman.

Photo by courtesy of the Frank Lawson collection.

Photo by Frank Lawson.

Bowman, Ripley

Henry Bowman of Marehay, Ripley is recorded in Kelly's Directory 1881 - 1904. Info by Martyn Fretwell, photo by Frank Lawson.

William Boyce

William Boyce, Newchurch, Sandown Isle Of Wight. Kelly's Directory 1889 & 1895.

J & C Boyle

Photo by courtesy of the Frank Lawson collection. Boyles operated a works at Burmantofts, Leeds, later taken over by Leeds Fireclay. Found at Tankersley near Barnsley.

Found in the Osmondthorpe Lane area of Leeds by David Soulsby.

Found in Leeds.

Photo by Chris Shaw.

E Boylin, Selly Oak

Eleanor Boylin, Selly Oak, Birmingham. Post Office Worcestershire Directory 1876. Photo and info by Frank Lawson.

Boys Walsall

Henry Boys, Waterloo Colliery & Brickworks. Henry Boys produced bricks at three different works from 1868 until 1908. He passed control to his nephew Thomas in 1887 and it is probable that he created the Limited Company at that time. The H Boys Ld brick was therefore made after 1887 and could have been made at either the James Bridge or Dark Lane works. Martyn Fretwell has more information on Boys at https://uknamedbricks.blogspot.com/2015/06/henry-boys-brickmaker-walsall.html. Photos and info by Ray Martin.