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English bricks - page 4b-4

Browne to Burham

Browne & Co, Bridgwater

Found by John Biggs in Glastonbury. Browne and Company had brick yards in Bridgwater and the surrounding area. The business was merged into the Somerset Trading Company in the early 1890s.

Photo by Ian Williams.

Buck, Cambridge

Thomas Buck junior is listed as brickmaker at Stanley Road, Newmarket Road, Cambridge in Kelly's 1892, 96 & 04 editions & his works was operational between 1880 & 1912. Info by Martyn Fretwell, photo by Frank Lawson.

Buck, Co. Durham

Photo by Mark Cranston. J Buck is listed as having concerns at both Low Fell and Dunston in the 19thC.

Buckley & Co - see Steeple House

Buckleys Lowside

Rothwell and Ephraim Buckley were working the drift mine known as Lowside Colliery on Glodwick Lows, Oldham, from c1910 until 1938. Immediately to the east was the Lowside Brickworks that appears to have opened after 1900 and was gone by the early 1950s. Photo and information by David Kitching.

Budleigh Salterton

Martin Smith, who spotted this one, writes: There was a brickworks in Dalditch Lane, Budleigh Salterton which was in business between about 1871 to 1907 when the site was put up for auction. The site has now completely disappeared under a growth of conifers.

Builders Direct Supply Co.

The Builders' Direct Supply Co Ltd were primarily builder's merchants, until they took over the brickworks of Cunnell & Co Ltd on Mile Cross Lane, Norwich in order to manufacture their own soft reds, believed in the 1920s using a Hoffman-type kiln, until it was demolished in the early 1960s. Photo and info by Chris Fisher.

Discovered in the 1958 extension to the Catholic church in Hunstanton, Norfolk by Eric Rhodes.

Building Bricks

Found on the site of Workington Steelworks by Richard Cornish. No idea as to the maker.

Found at Maryport and photographed by Mark Cranston who suggests that it may be a product of the Seaton Fire Brick Co.

Building Materials Co.

Seen at Nordelph, Norfolk by David Kitching. Martyn Fretwell writes :- I have photographed this BMC brick in a fellow enthusiasts collection and he has recorded this brick as Building Materials Co. Ltd. prop. W.A. Bardell, Bawsey, Kings Lynn, Norfolk. I then found the following trade directory entries for Bardell Brothers at Bawsey, Kings Lynn in White's 1883 & 90 editions & Kelly's 1892 & 96 editions.

Building Material Supply Stores

The Building Material Supply Stores Ltd, 16a Chester St & works, Wood Street, Shrewsbury is listed in Kelly's 1913 edition in the Brick & Tile Manufactures section. Further research has revealed that Wood Street was only a builders yard & BMSS was set up by H.H. Treasure who had run a builders merchants yard from the Wood Street site previously in his own name since the 1880's. Adverts for BMSS records that they supplied Ruabon, Broseley & Staffordshire bricks & tiles, also bricks made at the Buttington Brickworks. H.H. Treasure is also known to have had an interest in the Buttington Brickworks, possibly owning shares, so one can assume that the Buttington Brickworks made the bricks stamped BMSS & Treasure & Son. Also see entry for Treasure & Son. Info & Photo by Martyn Fretwell.

Bull Bridge

Bull Bridge Brick Co. Ltd., Bullbridge, Ambergate, Derbyshire. Photos by Frank Lawson

Photo by Zoe Elizabeth Hunter.

Found at Rowsley in Derbyshire by Antony Meadows.

Bull Hill Fire Clay Works, Darwen

Bull Hill Fire Clay Works, Darwen. This was situated on Cranberry Moss and was owned by Ralph Entwistle. On his death in 1899 the estate with the clay and coal mines beneath were sold at auction but the works seems to have already closed by that time. Nothing remains in the ground. Photos by Jason Stott.

Bulldog

Found in north-east England. Photo by Mike Graham.

Photos by Steven Tait.

Bulwell

The Bulwell Brick Company had two works, one on Wells Road, Nottingham & this works is listed in Kelly's from 1891 to it's 1916 edition. The Kett Street works, Bulwell is listed from 1876 to it's 1932 edition, with this brickworks closing around 1940. Info by Martyn Fretwell.

Thanks to Darren Haywood for the photo.

Found near Papplewick pumping station in Notts. by Alan Murray-Rust.

Found in Hucknall by Martyn Fretwell.

Photo by Alan Murray-Rust.

Photo by Martyn Fretwell, found in Hucknall.

Photo by Frank Lawson

Photo by John Morley.

Found in a Bacup resident's collection. Photo by Jason Stott.

Photo by Martyn Fretwell. Courtesy of Nottingham City Museums & Galleries.

W N Bundy, Whittlesea

William Nelson Bundy was first in partnership with James Anderson from 1868 to 1872 when the company was dissolved. Bundy & Anderson are listed in Kelly's 1869 edition at Chatteris Road, Whittlesey. W.N. Bundy is listed on his own at Station Road, Whittlesey in Kelly's 1879 edition. Entries up to 1913 edition then list the works at Lattersey Field, Whittlesey. Both these two locations are the same site near to the railway station. The works closed in 1913 with William going into liquidation. Photo by LBC Steve & Info by Martyn Fretwell.

Photo by Martyn Fretwell.

Bunney Bros

Bunney Bros were operating at Springfield Brickworks, Bedworth in the 1890s. Photo by The Brickworks Museum.

Burbury Brickworks

Photo by Phil Burgoyne.

Burbury Brickworks, Sparkhill, Birmingham operated from the later 19th century until the 1950s. The site access was from Bridge Road off Percy Road and it is presumed that this brick was named after the latter. A history of the works can be found here: https://aghs.jimdo.com/brick-and-tile-making/greet-and-tyseley/
This brick was used in an Edwardian house in Edgbaston. Photo by Stephen Hartland

See also the entry for A Lewis who owned this works around 1900.

Burgass

William Burgass is listed as brickmaker at Carlton Hill, Nottingham in Kelly's 1855 & White's 1864 editions. In 1867 William Burgass and Edward Gripper combined their brickworks to form The Nottingham Patent Brick Company, operating at Carlton Hill and Mapperley. Info & Photo by Martyn Fretwell. Courtesy of Nottingham City Museums & Galleries.

Photo by Nigel Furniss.

Burgh Castle

Burgh Castle Brick and Cement Works opened in 1859 and closed in 1912. The brickworks was owned by the Burgh Castle Portland Cement Co. from 1875 to 1892, then the Burgh Castle Brick Co. Ltd. from 1892 to 1904. The bricks were fired in four kilns. Chalk was brought by wherry from Whitlingham and bricks (red and white) were taken to buyers by water and used to build the Aquarium and hotels in Great Yarmouth. Photo by Martyn Fretwell.

Further information is available at these links: Norfolk Heritage and Facebook

Burham Brick & Cement Works

Photo by Marco Sonntag.

Burham Brick, Lime & Cement Co. near Aylesford, Kent was started in 1852, by Thomas Cubitt, the architect of Queen Victoria's Osborne House. In 1871 it became a Limited Company. He produced millions of different kinds of bricks including Pether's Patent ornamental bricks, which were made by forcing Gault clay into a hinged iron mould. By this method any elaborate design could be produced, which made it affordable and a durable means of decoration. Bricks were also supplied via their own barges for the London sewers and the Thames Embankment. As well as bricks he produced lime and cement and by 1900 the company was formed into APCM and was well known for its Blue Circle brand of Portland cement. The works in Burham closed in 1941. Photos by Tong Shan Hui and info by Martyn Fretwell.

Photos by Ken Evans.