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Healdfield Brickworks
Key Words :- brickworks, brickyard, clay pit, shale quarry, kiln
Viewing the Site :- The site can be seen from Healdfield Road.
Address :- Healdfield Road, Castleford, West Yorkshire, WF10 4TU
Grid Ref :- SE 4382 2602
Co-ordinates :- Lat 53.728744 , Long -1.337302
Local Authority :- Wakefield Council
Pre 1974 County :- Yorkshire - West Riding
Site Status :- Site demolished or no longer extant
Site Condition :- Site redeveloped to residential housing
Site Dates :- 1897 - 1969
Description and History of Site :-
The brickworks comprised of a Manchester kiln, with a square chimney to its east, with the production building to the south and quarry workings further to the south. The site was cleared following closure and was part redeveloped for housing with the rest landscaped.
The brickworks was started in 1897 by Healdfield Brick Co. Ltd. which was bought by Joshua Hartley & Co. in 1918. They became Hartleys (Castleford) Ltd. in 1924. The brickworks comprised a Manchester kiln, with a square chimney to its east, and the production building to the south of kiln's eastern end. The quarry workings were to the south of the works which continued until the Second World War, after which the workings were extended to the east. The brickworks remained in production until 1969 when shortage of clay at the main works caused the company to go into voluntary liquidation with closure of both works.
Further Reading and References :-
David Wilders, Brick by Brick - Pot by Pot, Castleford Press, Castleford, 2003.
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Grid Ref :- SE 4382 2602
Co-ordinates :- Lat 53.728744 , Long -1.337302
Local Authority :- Wakefield Council
Pre 1974 County :- Yorkshire - West Riding
Site Status :- Site demolished or no longer extant
Site Condition :- Site redeveloped to residential housing
Site Dates :- 1897 - 1969
The brickworks comprised of a Manchester kiln, with a square chimney to its east, with the production building to the south and quarry workings further to the south. The site was cleared following closure and was part redeveloped for housing with the rest landscaped.
The brickworks was started in 1897 by Healdfield Brick Co. Ltd. which was bought by Joshua Hartley & Co. in 1918. They became Hartleys (Castleford) Ltd. in 1924. The brickworks comprised a Manchester kiln, with a square chimney to its east, and the production building to the south of kiln's eastern end. The quarry workings were to the south of the works which continued until the Second World War, after which the workings were extended to the east. The brickworks remained in production until 1969 when shortage of clay at the main works caused the company to go into voluntary liquidation with closure of both works.
David Wilders, Brick by Brick - Pot by Pot, Castleford Press, Castleford, 2003.
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