Hadcroft

Hadcroft Brick Works, Pedmore Road, Lye, Stourbridge, 
Worcestershire. 1845-1974, by Michael Raybould.

Hadfield Birstal

Photo by courtesy of the Frank Lawson collection.

W.Hague

Photo courtesy of Graham Hague (Sheffield) collection.

Halifax

Photo by Darrell Prest

Halsall, Bury

Found in a field near Warrington

Photos by courtesy of the Frank Lawson collection.

Ken Perkins found this one in Longport, Stoke-on Trent.  Halsall's operated the Summit Brickworks located off Todmorden Road, Calderbrook, Near Littleborough, Lancs.

Photo by courtesy of the Frank Lawson collection.

Hamblet

This company was established by Joseph Hamblet in Walsall, Staffordshire.  The company was trading as recently as 1961 as  HAMBLET'S BLUE BRICK CO. at the Atlas brickworks, Walsall.  This example is believed to have been made in West Bromwich.

Handley, Lincoln

Photo by courtesy of the Frank Lawson collection.

Hanks Pocklington

Pocklington is a village near York.  Hanks were making bricks & tiles there in the 1880's.  Thanks to Andrew Boyce for the photo, further info on the Pocklington brick industry can be read here.

Hanwood

Hardwick

Thanks to Simon Patterson for the photo

Hardwick Colliery, Chesterfield

Thanks to Simon Patterson for the photo

Photo supplied by A.K.A. Demik.

Photo by courtesy of the Frank Lawson collection.

Harriman Blaydon

Harris & Pearson

Found in Minera near Wrexham.  The history of the company can be read here.

Hartlebury

Simon Patterson photographed this one at Avoncroft Museum

Hartley

Found by Simon Patterson in North Notts.

Hartley's, Castleford

Hartshay

Photo supplied by A.K.A. Demik.

Hathern station, Loughborough

A history of the company may be read here, thanks to Simon Patterson for the photo

Hawkes

Henry Hawkes was the landowner and took over the works in 1891 and it was known as Henry Hawkes brickworks until its closure in 1957, although it actually lost that title in the 30s. This particular brick came from a fellmongers works where the newest buildings dated from about 1930.  Today the pit is filled and leveled and houses built on the kiln area.

Hawkins Colliery

This colliery was on Cannock Chase and closed in 1960.

Healdfield - C

Healdfield is a district of Castleford, West Yorkshire.

Photo by Darrell Prest

Photo by courtesy of the Frank Lawson collection.  Hemsworth is near South Kirby, West Yorkshire. The brick works was fired in 1903 by Samuel Oakland. He had a Hoffmann kiln with 14 chambers firing clay shale bricks. Initially the company was known as Oakland Bros., then Hemsworth Brickworks Ltd.  Thanks to Derek Barker for the information.

Photo by courtesy of the Frank Lawson collection

Hetton Lyons

Hexter, Humpherson & Co, Newton Abbot

This brick was found during the restoration of the Stover Canal in Devon.  Research by Tony Volante has revealed that Hexter, Humpherson were established in 1890 in Newton Abbott and their yellow bricks are much in evidence in the older property in the town.  They continued in business making pottery under the name of Royal Aller Vale & Watcombe Co. until 1962.

Heys, Stacksteads

Photos by courtesy of the Frank Lawson collection.

Hickleton

Judging by its sooty appearance, this brick was made at the Hickleton Colliery in South Yorkshire.

Highgate

Photo by courtesy of the Frank Lawson collection.

Higson, Great Lever.

Photo by courtesy of the Frank Lawson collection.

Hillsbro

Photo courtesy of Graham Hague (Sheffield) collection.  Made at the Walkley Lane Brick Works which was owned by Henry Ripley.  These were operational from 1900 to 1904, thanks to A.K.A.Demik.  Also see the entry under Ripley, Hillsbro.

Hinchcliff

Hirsts

HK Spark

Hogarth

Hollins

Photo by Darrell Prest

Holmes

Photo by Ian C.  Possibly made at Buckland Hollow, Ripley, Derbys.

Holmside

Mark Davinson writes: produced for Holmiside Colliery Company in North Durham. 

Hotspur Rustic

Hoyland

Photos by courtesy of the Frank Lawson collection.

Huddersfield

Photo by courtesy of the Frank Lawson collection.

Hughes Bros. Old Hill

Simon Patterson photographed this one at Avoncroft Museum

Huncoat Plastic, Accrington

The centre word is DURO - short for durable?

Photo by courtesy of the Frank Lawson collection.

Photo by courtesy of the Frank Lawson collection.

Photo by courtesy of the Frank Lawson collection.

Hunter Walker

Hurdiss, Barbourne, Worcester.

Simon Patterson photographed this one at Avoncroft Museum

Hyatt Bros.

The Hyatt brothers lived in the parish of Wolstanton, Newcastle-under-Lyme.  The two brothers, who were farmers, had their brick and tile yard, which was known as Highfield Tileries, behind Morton House in Wolstanton near to the Wolstanton Colliery (coal&clay).  It is known that the yard was being worked in the 1860s and the Hyatt brothers are known to have worked the yard until the 1890s.  This yard was reopened in the early 1900s by G.H.Downing, it was still making bricks and tiles until the 1920s when it was eventually closed.  Photo and description by Ken Perkins.

Hydraulic

  Made at Patent Hydraulic Saggar, Brick, & Marl Co. Limited, Boundary Street, Hanley.  Photo by Ian C., additional info by David Kitching

Two modern bricks from the Ibstock Company, Thanks to Simon Patterson for the photos.

Ilkeston

Photo supplied by A.K.A. Demik.

Iris Pelaw

Jabez Thompson, Northwich

Photographed at the Lion Salt Works museum in Northwich, Cheshire.

Photographed by Gwyn in the ruins of Penrhyn Quarry hospital.

Brickmaking in Northwich by Colin Edmondson

I have found out a bit about brickmaking on the River Weaver in the 1790's by way of the Labourer's wage sheets, which list the jobs done during the construction of a lock, Hunt's lock, in Northwich.

They initially brought brick to the site from their own brickworks, but once the excavation was underway and producing clay they made them on site. Tasks noted include excavating, levelling for brick, wheeling clay to brick, casting clay, wheeling brick to kiln, unloading coal, carting clods from the forest, wheeling casing, tending the bank (overnight). These seem to tell the tale of a clamp type kiln, possibly used to dry as well as fire the bricks, comments welcome.

They also unloaded limestone and broke it, built a kiln, fetched straw, cut thatch, sessed straw, thatched lime shelter, running lime.  So they also made the lime for the mortar on site. A brick built lime kiln still stands near to my home.

There is a bit about Jabez Thompson's on the Lion Salt Works site, as they were owners of salt works as well.  It is now the site of the ALDI store. The area of the clay pit disappeared underwater as a result of subsidence caused by uncontrolled brine pumping, I have recently written several booklets about the area and its salt mining past. The flashes were then used for tipping dredgings and later chemical waste, later still within bund walls, followed by use a the town tip, and have now been capped and landscaped and are known as Carey Park.

J & R

J D & Co

The J has been impressed upside down on this one

Johnson & Maw

Joicey, West Pelton

Produced for Joicey Colliery Company at Grange Villa pit, thanks to Mark Davinson for the info.

Jones & Maxwell, Pelaw

Jones Bros. Pelaw

Joseph Brook

photo by Darrell Prest

Found in Halifax by Simon Patterson.

Hipper Holme, photo by Darrell Prest.  

This famous company owned several quarries, including one in Scandinavia, a mine and a brick-works, in the 1840s. Joseph Brooke died in 1876 and his sons took over the business. They were certainly making bricks and firebricks by the end of the century. In the 20^th century the company was known as Brooke Ltd and in 1910 many local authorities used their 'Silex' stone non-slip flags. The business later declined and closed in the 1960s. The firm constructed Brookeville, Hipperholme in 1911 using their products.  Thanks to Derek Barker for the information.

J.M & S. 

Found in a garden in Leeds, photo by Steve Kind.  Darrell Prest writes that this came from Joseph Morton and Son who had brickworks in Siddal, Halifax, off Cinderhills Lane.

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