Site of post-medieval brickworks, Mill End (EHER 2001)

Now destroyed. A brickfield marked on the Chapman and Andre map of 1777, behind what is now Dowsett's builders yard. It is not seen on the 1st edition OS map dated from around 1880. Summary from record 15625: This ancient village, also known as Bradwell-Juxta-Mare, has seen the craft of brickmaking carried out, intermittently since the Roman period. Summary from record 12175: Site of old brickworks indicated on C and A map 1777.

A brickfield marked on the Chapman and Andre map of 1777, behind what is now Dowsett's builders yard. <1> <2> It is not seen on the 1st edition OS map dated from around 1880. It is located to the NE of Bradwell Hall and may have been associated with the building of new farm buildings on the estate. <3> 1997-2002. Brickworks survey. This ancient village, also known as Bradwell-Juxta-Mare, has seen the craft of brickmaking carried out intermittently since the Roman period. Old field names include Clay Hatch, Upper and Lower. There was a brick kiln shown on Chapman and André map of Essex (1777) near Bradwell Hall, behind what later became Dowsett's builders yard. A map of 1774 in the British Museum shows the same brick kiln East of Bradwell Hall (as well as a lime kiln North of the wharf). A copy of this map by Samuel Harvey is held in the Essex Record Office. During the last half of the 18th century, the Bradwell brickmaker was William Sains, senior, who almost certainly operated the brick kilns East of Bradwell hall. The Bradwell-on-Sea Church accounts include the following entries: 1779 Paid Wm. (William) Sains' bill for brick £16 11s 1½d Paid Ducks, jun., for ye Brickwall £4 17s 6d 1784 Sains for 7,000 of Bricks for ye Churchwall £8 18s 6d William Sains, junior, (1764-1814) was buried at Bradwell Juxta Mare on 12th Mare, 1814 aged 50 years. Mary Ann Sains married William Corder at Bradwell on 13th June, 1809. Their children included John Sains Corder, Eliza Corder and others. When the Village Cage was built in 1817 it comprised:- 3,000 bricks £2 5s 0d 400 tiles and 20 ridge tiles 5s 0d 50 bushels of lime 4s 0d 2 loads of sand 4s 0d Labour £3 10s 9d Total £6 8s 9d Site assessment: Further documentary analysis is required to determine the date, nature and extent of this site with trial trenching in the area of buildings and/or structures if warranted. <4> See also <5>.