Building record MLI92935 - Brick kiln at the Brick Yard at Lakeside Caravan Park, Alford Road, Sutton on Sea

Summary

A large brick kiln built in the mid 19th century at Lakeside Caravan Park, Alford Road, Sutton on Sea.

Type and Period (3)

  • (Post Medieval to Early 20th Century - 1800 AD? to 1930 AD?)
  • (Early 20th Century to Late 20th Century - 1930 AD? to 1980 AD?)
  • (Late 20th Century to 21st Century - 1980 AD? to 2050 AD)

Protected Status/Designation

Full Description

47759 A brick kiln has been recorded in Sutton on Sea. It has been published by Martin Hammond in Industrial Archaeology Review, Vol 1, No 2, 1977, page 178. It was also listed by Keith Falconer in a survey of brickworks, 1981, produced by the CBA Industrial Archaeology Panel (copy with RCHME). {1} The kiln at Sutton on Sea brickworks (PRN 43899) was constructed in the mid 19th century and was in use until just after 1930. At one point later in the twentieth century it served as a workshop for making firelighters; most recently it has become a simple store on a caravan park. This kiln, in bright red brick, is closest to its original condition; it has neither been restored not modified. The shape and size of the kiln on the 1906 OS map suggests that there were firing sheds here too, and there are brick paved areas on either side of the kiln today which indicate their extent. {2} A large rectangular plan red brick kiln with battered buttresses which was built in the mid 19th century. The short ends have round headed stoking holes, and the long sides have eight kiln entrances. For the full description and the legal address of this listed building please refer to the appropriate List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest. {3} A visit by members of the Industrial Archaeology Group of the Society for Lincolnshire History and Archaeology in 2013 failed to find any trace of this kiln. {4}

Sources/Archives (4)

  •  Correspondence: Simco, A.. Sept 2000. MPP:Clay Industries Step 2 shortlist. 29/09/2000.
  •  Article in Monograph: Ken Redmore. 2007. 'Some Brick Kilns and Brick Makers of East Lincolnshire' in All Things Lincolnshire. pp.174-81.
  •  Index: Department of the Environment. 1986. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest. 3/60b.
  •  Verbal Communication: Society for Lincolnshire History and Archaeology. 2013. Information from the SLHA Industrial Archaeology Group. 02/09/2013.

Map

Location

Grid reference Centred TF 50438 80771 (6m by 6m)
Civil Parish SUTTON ON SEA, EAST LINDSEY, LINCOLNSHIRE

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Record last edited

Mar 21 2021 8:35PM

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