Brickworks at St Osyth (EHER 15489)
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Summary
Bricks from works used locally in church rebuilding.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TM 134 176 (121m by 180m) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | ST OSYTH, TENDRING, ESSEX |
Type and Period
Description
In 1734 the Great Holland rector, when rebuilding his church and rectory used bricks from St. Osyth.
There was a brick and tile works south east of Riddles Wood and south east of the lane between Weeley and St. Osyth.
The brickworks dated from around 1870’s or 1880’s producing bricks and tiles.
In the 1900’s there was a cottage ‘on this site appropriately named ‘Kil Cottage’. Further information required on the potential of any buried remains with intrusive trial trenching on site of specific structures (the buildings).
Sources
- <1> SEX52737 Field Survey Report: Corder-Birch, A.. 1997. Survey of Brickworks in Essex.