Washington Ironworks, Cook's Brickyard
Washington Ironworks, Cook's Brickyard
HER Number
8588
District
Sunderland
Site Name
Washington Ironworks, Cook's Brickyard
Place
Washington
Map Sheet
NZ35NW
Class
Industrial
Site Type: Broad
Brick and Tilemaking Site
Site Type: Specific
Brickyard
General Period
20TH CENTURY
Specific Period
Mid 20th Century 1933 to 1966
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Description
Manufacturer in 1908 J Cook and Sons; 1908-1966. The Kellett family had a brickyard at the ironworks in 1950, at which time four new kilns were built, amking in all a total of ten Newcastle kilns at the yard. Wire-cut bricks were made here until the yard closed in 1966.
Easting
431360
Northing
555180
Grid Reference
NZ431360555180
Sources
Davison, P J, 1986. Brickworks of the North East, 158, 159 site 14, 161