Post-medieval Brick Production sites at Clacton-on-sea. (EHER 15498)
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Summary
References to Brick production sites.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TM 181 152 (98m by 98m) |
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Type and Period
Description
Survey of Brickworks in Essex, 2011
There were a number of old field names in both Great and Little Clacton which were associated with brickmaking:
Brick Kiln Field…….Lt Clacton
Great and Little Clamps……..Lt Clacton
Clay Field……..Gt Clacton
First and Lower Clays……..Gt Clacton
Great and Little Clays……..Lt Clacton
Kiln Field……..Gt Clacton
Kiln Field …….Lt Clacton
In the 1870s there was a brickfield with one kiln at TM182153 <1>
Sources
- <1> SEX52737 Field Survey Report: Corder-Birch, A.. 1997. Survey of Brickworks in Essex.