Brick Kiln at NGR ST 0316 4350 is a Grade II listed building in the Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 21 December 1984. Industrial.
Brick Kiln at NGR ST 0316 4350
- WRENN ID
- gilded-brass-yew
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Somerset
- Constituency
- Tiverton and Minehead MP: Rachel Gilmour (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 21 December 1984
- Type
- Industrial
- Address
- Brick Kiln at NGR ST 0316 4350, Old Cleeve
- OS grid reference
- ST 031 435
- Coordinates
- 51.18252, -3.38664
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Brick Kiln at NGR ST 0316 4350 is an early 19th-century updraught brick kiln that has been converted into a garage. It is constructed from irregular red bricks in Flemish bond and features a corrugated iron monopitch roof. The structure has a rectangular plan measuring approximately 4 by 8 metres.
On the north side, there are four segmental-headed openings spaced just above ground level, with one opening on the south side and three others likely hidden by a lean-to addition. There are double doors at the west end. These openings, which total around eight and are arranged opposite each other, served as the firing holes or 'eyes' of the kiln. Access to the kiln was originally through a side 'wicket', which has been bricked up during firing. The roof was designed to be temporary to allow for the escape of gases.
The kiln is believed to have been operational from the 1830s until the 1870s, when large-scale brick production in Bridgwater made small brickyards unviable. There was minimal brickmaking in West Somerset until the latter part of the 19th century, and this is the only known surviving example of an updraught brick kiln in the county.
Local climate
Brick Kiln at NGR ST 0316 4350 sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 970 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 76% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 83% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 19 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 81% of listed buildings. Of these, 8 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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