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
Constituency
Bridgwater MP: Sir Ashley Fox (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
31 January 1994
Type
Industrial kiln
Address
Brick Kiln, East Quay, Bridgwater
OS grid reference
ST 299 376
Coordinates
51.13369, -3.0019
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This is a 19th-century brick kiln located on East Quay in Bridgwater. It features a conical structure made of brick, reinforced with wrought-iron bands, and is surrounded by low lean-to buildings. Inside, a baffle wall was added later to convert the kiln to a down-draft system. This kiln is an important remnant of a significant 19th-century industry that produced ornamental bricks, terracotta architectural ornaments, and various types of pantiles, known as Bridgwater tiles, which were exported globally, often as ballast.

Local climate

Brick Kiln receives an average of 830 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 55% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 65% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 26 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 72% of listed buildings. Of these, 9 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.

Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.

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