"Old Bricks - history at your feet"

English bricks - page 8b

Firbank to James Fletcher

Josh. Firbank

Joseph Firbank was a contractor who was responsible for the building of railways in many parts of Britain in the nineteenth century. This brick came from a bridge on the Lewes and East Grinstead Railway, better known today as the Bluebell Railway. Firbank was the contractor for this line which opened in 1882. Photo and information by David Kitching.

Fire Brick

Photographed at Apedale Heritage Centre, Ken Perkins has been unable to find the maker of this red/brown brick. My only option is that it was made at a company with Fire Brick in its name, but the only one I have found is in Wednesbury, South Staffs. & out of Ken's collecting area. So any ideas please let me know.

Firth & Sons, Crowboro

Photo by Richard Symonds, taken at Amberley Chalkpits Museum.

Fish (Salmon) impression: see Gibson

J B Fisher & Co, Stourbridge

Photo by Frank Lawson.

This one was found in Brazil by Luis Antonio Magnani while he was doing work in the basement of a gasometer in San Paulo. Martyn Fretwell writes J. B. Fisher & Co. owned the Hayes (fireclay) Colliery in Stourbridge from the 1860's & are listed in Kelly's at the Hayes Fireclay Works, Stourbridge in the1872 to 1892 editions. The fireclay works was then taken over by Mobberley & Perry who are recorded in Kelly's from the 1896 edition at The Hayes Brickworks, Lye, Stourbridge.

T Fisher

Thomas Fisher, Handsworth, Sheffield. 1881 Census: - Thomas Fisher, Handsworth, Sheffield. - Married, Born 1853, Brick & chimney pot maker. It looks as if someone ran out of the letter T for the die plate in the mould. Photo by Frank Lawson.

Fisk

Benjamin Fisk is listed in Kellys 1869 edition at Rishangles, Eye, Suffolk. Info & Photo by Martyn Fretwell courtesy of the Bill Richardson Collection at Southwick Hall.

Fisons, Burwell - see Burwell

Fisons

Photos by Frank Lawson.

Photo by David Kitching.

Mrs. Catherine Oliver Fison is listed as owner of the Stowmarket brickworks in Kelly's 1869 to 1900 editions. The 1912 & 25 editions records the Stowmarket works as Fison & Co. The brickworks had been started in the 1830's and Fison's main interest was in producing fertilisers. Fisons purchased another fertiliser and brick works at Burwell in 1929 and more can be read under that heading. Photo & Info by Martyn Fretwell.

Found in Suffolk by Kelvin Dakin.

Fitton, Dewsbury

Fitton's Brick and Tile Co., Pildacre, Dewsbury, West Yorkshire. Listed in Robinson 1904. Located between Dewsbury and Ossett. Photos by Jason Stott.

Five Oaks, Blythe Bridge

Ken Perkins records the Five Oaks brickworks at Blythe Bridge, Stoke as being in operation in 1879 & I have found two brick works marked on a 1879 map on Caverswall Road, Blythe Bridge. Info & Photo taken at Apedale Heritage Centre by Martyn Fretwell.

Isaac Flavell

Around 1845 Isaac Flavell a Railway Contractor established a brickworks next his Stonehouse Farm in Weoley Castle, Birmingham to exploit the rich seam of good quality brickmaking clay. Isaac Flavell is first listed as a brickmaker in White’s 1845 edition with the address of Gas Street, Birmingham which was his wharf side distribution warehouse. It was only after Flavell had built the California Inn (which he owned) near the Lappel Canal Tunnel in 1850 that this area of Weoley Castle became known as California. In 1864 Flavell put his brickworks up for sale & with there being no buyers Flavell leased his works in 1865 to James Smart in a 14 year agreement. Isaac Flavel died in June 1870 & James Smart then purchased the brickworks & clay mine from his Executors for £4,200. Isaac Flavell also owned a brickworks at Mucklow Hill, Halesowen producing blue bricks for his railway contracts which James Smart also leased in 1865 & then purchased in 1872. Photo & Info by Martyn Fretwell.

David Fletcher

Passmonds Brickworks. 1881 census: - David Fletcher. Age 38. Brickmaker employing 4 men & 4 boys. 228 Edenfield Road, Passmonds, Rochdale. Info by Frank Lawson, photo by David Kitching.