Monument record 6374/1 - Grafton Regis Brickworks, Probably C18th/19th

{1}Moderately sized brickyard with single kiln & moulding & drying sheds in cruciform arrangement nearby;

{2} A brick kiln is shown here on the 1835 1" 0.S. map and there is a document regarding Grafton Regis brickworks dated 1751. It was at that time owned by one J. Foxley. The works may have been disused for some time during the middle of the 19th century for it is not until 1885 that the brickworks is noted in the directories, again in the control of the Foxley family. Various members of this family also held brickworks at Yardley Gobion, Greens Norton, and Passenham during that century. The 1883 6" 0.S. map shows a moderate sized yard with a single kiln and moulding and drying sheds in a cruciform nearby. The last reference to the yard is in 1900.

<1> STARMER G., List of Industrial Sites in Northamptonshire (Various, Including N.R.I.M.), (unchecked) (Catalogue). SNN1444.

<2> O'Rourke R., 1970, Some Northamptonshire Brickworks, p. 15 (Article). SNN103347.

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Jan 12 2017 12:10PM