The works became the Cherry Orchard brickworks possibly as early as mid-1889, and it became Kenilworth's last brickworks, closing in 1977. Date of this brick uncertain, but it came from a building put up in the late 19th century. Thanks to Robin Leach for the photo and info.
Robin writes: frustratingly, I have yet to find the years that the works operated under this fuller title, nor did I record where I got the brick from. The pit at the works was in use as a tip even in pre WW1 days and since closure became a full scale pit-filling operation. Today, with the pit filled and grassed over, it is a 're-cycling centre' and all the rubbish is taken from there to elsewhere.
Simon Patterson photographed this one at Avoncroft Museum
Photo by Ray Martin.
Photo by David Fox.
Back of a Cherry Orchard brick showing their
London Address as 171, Queen Victoria Street. Photo by
Martyn Fretwell courtesy of the John Baylis Collection.
Photo by courtesy of the Frank Lawson collection.
The Cheshire Brick Co works was situated at Middlewood between Hazel Grove and High Lane. Production began as the Middlewood Brick Co in the 1920s and ended in the 1950s. Photos and info by David Kitching.
Photo by Jason Stott.
Photo by Ian Sneyd.
Photo by Jeremy Nutter.
Arthur Brickman writes: I suspect this is the Chester Brick Company, (as in Chester-le-Street), Plawsworth, Co. Durham, established in 1953. A calcium-silicate brick, formed by mixing various grades of sand with hydrated lime, before adding colouring dyes and baking in an autoclave - I believe this shade was known as 'Cumberland Stone'. Photo by Frank Lawson.
Photo by Frank Lawson.
The works was at Scholes, some 8Km north east of Leeds and operated from 1880 to c1930, info and image by Sue Wright.
Photo by Hispano Buchon.
At the turn of the 19th century The Chorlton Land & Building Company Ltd acquired rights to make bricks in Chorlton-cum-Hardy. The Chorlton Brick Company was established there in the early part of the 20th century, and the works continued producing bricks for about forty years. It was accessed via Chepstow Road off Longford Road. Joseph Jackson was operating the works in the early 1920s and it became part of J & A Jackson Ltd when the company was incorporated on the 7 April 1922. Thanks to Steve Biddulph for this brick.
Photo by Tony Gray.
Photo by Chris Tilney.
J. Christy, New Writtle Street & Broomfield, Chelmsford is listed as brickmaker in Kellys 1855 edition. The entry in Kellys 1862 & 1867 editions is J. Christy & Son, Brownings, Broomfield & at New Writtle Street, Chelmsford. The 1871 entry is for Fell Christy (son), New Writtle Street & at Broomfield, Chelmsford. Photo & Info by Martyn Fretwell.
Photo by Frank Lawson.
Churwell Brick Co., Leeds. Site operated by Fitton Bros. in 1904, as Churwell Brick Company 1938 and by A. Rodgers in 1956. Site cleared c2000. Photo by David McNicholas
Made at Chytane Brickworks, near Summercourt SW913561. Photo by David Kitching, part of the collection at Wheal Martyn China Clay Museum.