Office / Lobby Building At William Blyth Hoe Hill Yard

The building at William Blyth Hoe Hill Yard is an office and lobby structure with late 19th-century origins, which underwent alterations in the 20th century and was reroofed in 1977. It is constructed of red brick and features a tile roof with left end and front ridge stacks. The building is single storey and has various doors and windows. It is believed to have been adapted from an earlier structure that was partly incorporated into the Humber flood bank, which was relocated in the early 20th century. This small but important building served as the site foreman's office and staff room, and it likely also functioned as a 'night lobby' for night shift workers monitoring the adjacent kilns. It is a significant part of the industrial complex, which, along with the associated Blyth yard at Ings, is the only tilery still producing handmade roof tiles using traditional methods on the Humber Bank and possibly in the country. The entire process of tile production can be observed here, from the mill house that processes the clay, through the drying sheds for storing the formed tiles, to the kiln for firing them, with this office/lobby serving the site foreman and those overseeing the kiln firing.