Description

BRIDGWATER

ST2937 EAST QUAY
736-1/5/61 (East side)
Brick kiln

II*

Pinnacle kiln. C19. Brick with wrought-iron bands. Conical
structure with low lean-to buildings surrounding it. INTERIOR:
baffle wall added later to convert to a down-draft system.
History: an important remnant of a vast C19 industry supplying
ornamental bricks, terracotta architectural ornaments and many
variations of the pantile, known as Bridgwater tiles, which
were exported, often as ballast, all over the world.
(Buchanan C A: Guide to Industrial Archaeology of Central
Southern England: London: 1980-: 118).

Listing NGR: ST2999537635

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Somerset Brick and Tile Museum at Wikipedia
• Somerset Brick and Tile Museum official website
• Wikidata Q7559824

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