Description and History of Site:-
The kiln stands, but the 35m high square chimney was demolished in 2011. The adjacent clay pits are now water-filled and the kiln is inaccessible inside. The kiln was a rectangular Staffordshire type continuous burn kiln operated by Edward Oates & Co Ltd, between the late 19th C and the 1960's.

The kiln had 6 wickets/chambers on the south side and 4 on the north, each 1.8m high and 1.05m wide. Between each pair of wickets was an arched flue 1.1m high by 0.8m wide, typical of this type of kiln. Each chamber was divided from the next by a brick-built cross wall each with two sough tunnels running through to allow hot air to be drawn to the firing chambers. The kiln externally was around 32m long by 15m wide with a height on the south side of 3.4m The chimney stood detached at the west end of the kiln.

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Key Words :- brickworks Staffordshire Kiln

Address :- Parkhill Rd / A633, Wombwell, Barnsley, South Yorkshire
Grid Ref :- SE 40626 03070
Co-ordinates :- Lat 53.522735 , Long -1.388696
Local Authority :- Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council
Pre 1974 County :- Yorkshire - West Riding
Site Status :- National Nature Reserve NNR
Site Condition :- Site derelict - some buildings remaining
Site Dates :- 18th Century - 1960
Record Date :- 12 February 2018

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