Usworth Colliery, brickfield
Usworth Colliery, brickfield
HER Number
8590
District
Sunderland
Site Name
Usworth Colliery, brickfield
Place
Usworth
Map Sheet
NZ35NW
Class
Industrial
Site Type: Broad
Brick and Tilemaking Site
Site Type: Specific
Brickfield
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Description
Brickfield 1861
Manufacturer in 1926-1966 was Usworth Bricks Ltd
A new brickyard was established in 1926 at Usworth Colliery, when two Belgian continuous kilns were built and connected to a 130-feet high chimney. The brickworks closed in 1966, but from 1967-71 foam-slag cement blocks were made here.
Manufacturer in 1926-1966 was Usworth Bricks Ltd
A new brickyard was established in 1926 at Usworth Colliery, when two Belgian continuous kilns were built and connected to a 130-feet high chimney. The brickworks closed in 1966, but from 1967-71 foam-slag cement blocks were made here.
Easting
431370
Northing
558210
Grid Reference
NZ431370558210
Sources
Davison, P J, 1986. Brickworks of the North East, 158, 159 site 20, 160