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English bricks - page 9g, Letter: G

Griffidam to Gunville

Griffidam

Correct spelling is Griffydam and it's in Leicestershire, only reference is that there was a brickworks in the village. Photo by Martyn Fretwell.

Griffiths

Found in a hardcore track in the Forest of Dean. Nothing yet known about the maker. It is possible that this is a Welsh brick and more research is needed. Photo by Dawn Davies.

Grimwood, Ipswich

George Grimwood & Sons are listed in Kellys 1892 to 1900 editions at the Brookshall Brick Yard, Norwich Road, Ipswich. Houses built on Sherrington Road & Westholme Road & a park now occupy this former brickworks site. Photo & Info by Martyn Fretwell.

Gringil: see Camerton

Gripper

Also refer to the entry for Nottingham Patent Brick Co.

Edward Gripper had established a brickworks in 1855 at Mapperley Top, Nottingham & then in 1867 he was joined by William Burgess, creating the Nottingham Patent Brick Co. This new company used the Hoffman Kiln process which Edward Gripper and his managers had previously negotiated the local use of before Burgess joined the company. This process substantially increased the companies brick output to 27 million per year and in his honour bricks were produced with Gripper's name on. NPBC went on to produce the millions of facing bricks for St. Pancras Station in London, for which they were the main contractor. Photo & Info by Martyn Fretwell.

This example of a Gripper brick was made by the Nottingham Patent Brick Co. in recognition of Edward's hard work for the company. The other example shown was produced at Gripper's own works between 1855 & 1867. Info & Photo by Martyn Fretwell. Courtesy of Nottingham City Museums & Galleries.

Grisenthwaite, Penrith

William Grisenthwaite was a builder and contractor who is listed as owning the Wildriggs Brick Works, on the outskirts of Penrith in 1899 and 1901. In 1893 he was advertising bricks and tiles from his works in Mile Lane, Penrith. Photo by Phil Burgoyne.

Grosmont

Photos by Frank Lawson.

Both are used as a border to a flower bed at Grosmont NYMR loco shed. Photos by Michael Shaw.

Photo by Ian Summerfield.

Photo by Lee Sayer.

Photos by Chris Tilney.

Photo by Chris Cooper.

Edward Gross, Wix

Edward Gross, Wix near Manningtree, Essex is listed in Kellys 1906 to 1910 editions & the works was operational between 1905 & 1912. Photo & Info by Martyn Fretwell.

G.L : Grosvenor, Leeds

I believe this was made by Charles Grosvenor and Son. In addition to brick manufacture they also owned collieries in the Hunslet area of Leeds.

1868 Charles Grosvenor and Son, Brick and Tile Works, Jack-lane, Hunslet, Leeds. Manufacturing common and oressed bricks, also drainage tiles. Found in East Leeds, photo by Graham Shooter.

M Grove

Matthew Grove of Northfield, Birmingham. Kelly’s 1867 to 1888 edition. In the 1871 and 1881 census he is described as a farmer and brick manufacturer employing 7 & 9 men respectively. In 1889 he is described as having suffered pecuniary difficulties and the works seems to have closed around that time. It is marked as disused on 1900 OS map. Info by Martyn Fretwell & David Kitching, photo by Angel Rose.

Grover

John Grover a Kent builder purchased the Hammer Vale Brickworks, Hampshire around 1900. Both blue clay ( for tiles ) and yellow clay ( for bricks ) was found on this site. His bricks were used to rebuild the slums in East London and such was the demand for his machine made bricks, that when the clay ran out in 1938, production was moved to the Nutbourne Brickworks, Hambledon, Surrey. Photo and info by Martyn Fretwell. Also see the entry for Hammer.

Photo by Frank Lawson.

Edmund Grundy

Edmund Grundy, Larkhill, Farnworth, Bolton. Worrall's Bury Directory 1871. Found in Farnworth.

John Grundy

John Grundy, Wolstenholme Hall, Norden, Rochdale. In 1865 the brickworks was operated by Messrs. John Grundy, Sons, and Company, Wolstenholme Hall. There is an old brickworks shown on the 1890 OS map in the land behind Baitings Mill at Wolstenholme which is likely to be the source of these bricks. Photos by David Kitching.

J Guest, West Bromwich

Photo by Ray Martin.

Guild Of Brickmakers

This brick celebrating 60 years of the Guild of Bricklayers was made by Hanson's/Butterley at Ripley & was presented to each of the Guild's members who attended their 1992 AGM. The history & workings of the Guild can be read at this link. http://www.guildofbricklayers.org.uk/guild-of-bricklayers.html
Info & Photographed at Bursledon Brick Museum by Martyn Fretwell.

Guiseley

Photo by courtesy of the Frank Lawson collection. This brick and tile works, with an adjacent quarry, was located south of New Scarborough, Guiseley, West Yorks between 1893-1938. Although today the area is recognised as Yeadon brickworks SSSI, in 1938 it was called Guiseley brickworks. I feel quite sure that a single site has had two names. The Yeadon brickworks and quarry were owned by the Marshall family. In a 1908 Kelly's Directory the owners are given as Marshall & Gray Ltd. In addition to the [GUISELEY BRICKWORKS] mark that is illustrated above the company also used [M.MARSHALL][GUISELEY] and also [M&G]. Information by Derek Barker.

William Gunton

William Gunton is listed in Kelly's 1896 & 1904 editions at Barney, Dereham & then together with his brother George at several works around Norwich in Kelly's 1896 to 1912 editions. Photo & Info by Martyn Fretwell.

Gun

A product of Pritchett & Co Ltd, Brick, Tile, Pottery and Terra-Cotta manufacturers, Gunville Works, Carisbrooke, Isle of Wight. Photo by David Kitching.

Gunville

The Gunville brickworks was operated by Pritchett & Co Ltd at, Carisbrooke, Isle of Wight. Photo by Alan Bevan.