Post medieval Coopers Lane Brickworks, Clacton (EHER 15501)

Coopers Land Brickworks were situated on the south side of Coopers Lane

Coopers Lane Brickworks were situated on the south side of Coopers Lane. Dates: Unknown to c. 1932 Operator: William Fairclough (1856-1932). Products: Bricks. Use of Products: The Fairclough family who were also builders, constructed a number of buildings in Clacton, using bricks made by them. Unfortunately it has not always been possible to connect these buildings with bricks made at any particular site. These buildings include the following: 1 Elsie Villas, Old Road, Clacton. Harradine Cottage, Old Road, built 1883. Blakeham Cottages, Old Road, built 1883. ‘Fairclough Villas, 19 and 21 Coopers Land (two semi detached Cottages) built 1899. Three houses in Oxford Road in 1900. 12 cottages in St. Osyth Road, 1902. Several houses in Warwick and Keys Roads. Site Assessment: Occupied by housing and no archaeological remains expected to survive. Refs: Kelly’s Directories of Essex from 1878 to 1937. Directory of Quarries, Sand Pits and Brickworks, 1927. Kelly’s Directory of the Building Trades, 1929. ‘Bricks and Rollers’ by Brian Essam and Pat Freeman, 1994