Brick Kiln is a Grade II* listed building in the Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 31 January 1994. Industrial kiln.

Brick Kiln

WRENN ID: floating-flue-poplar
Grade: II*
Local Planning Authority: Somerset
Country: England
Date first listed: 31 January 1994
Type: Industrial kiln
Source: Historic England listing

Description

BRIDGWATER

ST2937 EAST QUAY 736-1/5/61 (East side) Brick kiln

II*

Pinnacle kiln. C19. Brick with wrought-iron bands. Conical structure with low lean-to buildings surrounding it. INTERIOR: baffle wall added later to convert to a down-draft system. History: an important remnant of a vast C19 industry supplying ornamental bricks, terracotta architectural ornaments and many variations of the pantile, known as Bridgwater tiles, which were exported, often as ballast, all over the world. (Buchanan C A: Guide to Industrial Archaeology of Central Southern England: London: 1980-: 118).

Listing NGR: ST2999537635

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