Charles Corden of 21, Wilford Street, Nottingham carrying on
the business at Gallows Inn Brickworks, Ilkeston as brick
& tile maker filed for liquidation on 24th May 1880 at
Nottingham Crown Court. His brickworks is recorded on an 1884 map
showing it was north of Nottingham Road between the River Erewash
& the Erewash Canal, with the Gallows Inn public house to the
south. This area of Ilkeston is so called after its association with
the site of the towns gallows. Info by Martyn
Fretwell.
Photo by Phil Burgoyne.
Photos by Frank Lawson.
There were two brick manufacturers named Garbutt in County Durham in the 19th century. The first was Hames Garbutt of Norton Road, Stockton-on-Tees who was recorded as a brick manufacturer in the 1841 census. He seems to have died shortly before 1850 which is probably rather too early for this brick. This leaves John Henry Garbutt of Darlington who was involved in a range of enterprises including coal mining and iron making. He was employing 520 men and 32 boys in 1871. A newspaper report notes that he owned a brickyard in Darlington in 1872. His empire collapsed in 1876 with debts of over £170,000 and after a spell as an accountant Mr Garbutt reinvented himself as a mineral water manufacturer in London by the 1890s. Photo by Neville Akers.
These firebricks must date from 1870-1886 when William Hammond was in partnership with either Robert or Lawrence Gardiner.
You would have thought that the die maker would have spelt the name
of one of the principals
correctly, but in one of these bricks Gardiner has become
Gardener. In 1870 William Hammond went into partnership with his brother-in-law Robert Gardiner to work
fireclay in Pott Shrigley and they established their brickworks on
the north side of the Bakestonedale road opposite that of George
Lambert. 1875 saw Lawrence Gardiner succeeded his brother in the
business. He died in 1886 and William Hammond took over the works. Photos
and info by David Kitching.
Thomas Gardner, Newcastle upon Tyne. Photo by Martyn Fretwell.
Photo by Chris Tilney.
George Gardner junior is listed at Ladypool Lane, Balsall Heath, Birmingam in the Business Directory of Birmingham 1862. His father, George, was a publican and brickmaker at King's Norton in 1861. Photo by Nigel Furniss.
Photo by David Fox.
Thomas Garforth Ltd., Taylor Hall Lane, Knowl, Mirfield, West Yorks. Photos by courtesy of the Frank Lawson collection.
Photo by David Kitching.
Photo by Frank Lawson.
Found in a park near Bramhope, Leeds by Mark Harriman. Made by John Garland & Son, Cherry Row, Leeds, listed in White's directories of 1861 and 1870 - a date compatible with the style of lettering. Thanks to Phillip Rothery for the history.
John Garlick is recorded as living at Shaw
Hill House, Upper Saltley in 1881, with his clay pits &
brickworks nearby. He used his depot at Worcester Wharf on the
Birmingham & Worcester Canal to transport his bricks via the
canal network. He also owned another brickworks in California using
the Dudley No.2 Canal. John employed around 700 men at his
brickworks before his business went bankrupt in 1884. Info by Martyn Fretwell, photos by Frank Lawson.
Photographed at Four Oaks Reclamation Yard by Martyn Fretwell.
This paving brick is a product of Garrett Brothers who traded from their Brownhills Tileries in Tunstall and appear in the trade directories between 1861 and 1865.
Photo by David Kitching.
Floor tile in St Mary's Church, Boveney.
In White's Directory, 1896 edition, B. Garside & Son are listed as Brick Makers & Timber Merchants at Friars Well Road & Lower Ground Brickworks. Photo by Simon Patterson.
Thanks to Phil Jervis for the photo.