| Title: |
The Grotton Brickworks. The Reults of an Archaeological Watching Brief During Conservation and Landscaping Works |
| Number of Pages: |
11 |
| Biblio Note |
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| Publication Type: |
Report
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| Abstract: |
A watching brief was carried out during the landscaping and conservation of kilns at the site of a former brickworks. The industrial complex post-dated 1854, and was known to have operated in the 1880s as the 'Lancashire and Yorkshire Blue Brick and Fireclay Works', although by 1900 it was known as the 'Pioneer Glazed Brickworks'. It had operated as a brickworks until 1943, when it had begun the manufacture of land drains; it closed in 1984. The significance of the site lay in the fact that it represented an integrated complex which had accommodated all of the processes necessary for brick manufacturing, housed in specifically designed structures. The survival of beehive or downdraught kilns in the area was a rare occurrence. Prior to the landscaping works, a building survey was undertaken. During the watching brief, additional information relating to the construction of the kilns and firing techniques was obtained. Fire holes within the kilns were uncovered, and several brick-lined shafts and flue systems which had served kilns 2 and 3 were discovered. The removal of the perforated floor to kiln 1 enabled the construction of the underground brick arches which had channelled heat and the design of the brick floor itself to be seen. It was evident that the kilns had varied in the form of coursing used during their construction. Other features recorded included part of a brick-lined well shaft, and an area of shaped fired tiles associated with the drying sheds of the brick yards. This may have been used to channel heat to the sheds utilised in drying products before firing. Large amounts of steel piping at the site were noted; these were associated with the change from coal firing to butane gas firing in the mid 20th century. [Au(adp)] |
| Author: |
L Walker
Michael D Nevell
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| Publisher: |
University of Manchester Archaeological Unit
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| Year of Publication: |
1998
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| Locations: |
| Location - Auto Detected: |
Yorkshire Blue Brick |
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| Subjects / Periods: |
| 1900 (Auto Detected Temporal) |
| Mid 20th Century Auadp (Auto Detected Temporal) |
| 1854 (Auto Detected Temporal) |
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| Note: |
Date Of Issue From:
1998
Date Of Coverage From:
01
Date Of Coverage To:
01
Editorial Expansion:
Site name: GROTTON BRICKWORKS, OLDHAM
Study area: 15.1ha
Investigation type: Post-determination/Research
District: Tameside
Monument: CHIMNEY. Modern (1901-present), [downdraught kiln]. Modern (1901-present), BRICKWORKS. Modern (1901-present), BRICKWORK. Post-medieval (1540-1901), BRICKWORKS. Post-medieval (1540-1901), KILN. Modern (1901-present), [chimney stack]. Modern (1901-present),
Ngr: SD96580375
Parish: Mossley
Postcode: OL4 5TT
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| Source: |
BIAB
(Archaeological Investigations Project (AIP))
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| Created Date: |
18 Jan 2009 |
