Kaye & Darwin

Found by Michaela in Sheffield city centre.

Kaysburn

Kempston

The Kempston company in Bedfordshire was one of the founding works of the London Brick Co.  Thanks to Ian C for the photo.

J. Kent Derby

Photo supplied by A.K.A. Demik.

Ketley Brick, Brierley Hill

Made by Hinton, Perry and Davenhill, Dreadnought Road, Pensnett, Brierley Hill, West Midlands. Photo by Michael Raybould.

Chas Keyworth

Made on Halifax Road in Wadsley Bridge Sheffield, thanks to Michaela for the photo.

Photo by courtesy of the Frank Lawson collection.

Photo by courtesy of the Frank Lawson collection.

Killamarsh

K B Co., Killamarsh, South Yorkshire. Thanks to Simon Patterson for the photo

Photo by courtesy of the Frank Lawson collection.

Kilner, Thornhill Lees

Photo by courtesy of the Frank Lawson collection.

Kilnhurst

Thanks to Simon Patterson for the photo

Photo by courtesy of the Frank Lawson collection.

J. King & Co. Stourbridge

Joseph King & Co, Stourbridge, Chapel Terra Cotta Works, Park Lane, Cradley,
Halesowen. West Midlands.  J.King & Co made Red bricks and Terra Cotta
at their Chapel Works.  Photo supplied by Michael Raybould.

Kirk & sons

Photo by courtesy of the Frank Lawson collection.

Kirkheaton

Photo by courtesy of the Frank Lawson collection.

Kirkhouse

This is one I photographed near Alston in Cumbria and it was a bit of a mystery.  However Tim Lawton writes:  I stand to be corrected here but it appears that there was a brickworks in the small village (if that) of Kirkhouse located about 3 miles east of Brampton in Cumbria. There are a couple of tell tale quarry workings either side of the railway line shown on recent maps, they could be the claypits I would guess. Additionally from what I can see on the same site there was some small scale industry (coke ovens) associated with a small coal mine, the Line Holme Burn pit. As we know coal mines and brickworks developed hand in hand. The pit appears to have shut in 1925.

Peter Robinson found this example in Moffat.

K.R.P. Wolsingham

L & P

Lambton

Lanchester

A small town in County Durham.

Lathom

Lathom is near Ormskirk in West Lancashire and was a major brickmaking centre until recently.  The middle example was made in 1958 and came from Brymbo Steelworks near Wrexham during demolition.  R.P.B is Ralph Platt Barker, the brickworks was on the site of the former Blaguegate Colliery.

Law & sons, West Melton

Photo by courtesy of the Frank Lawson collection.

Leamington

Simon Patterson photographed this one at Avoncroft Museum

Leeds

Found in a garden in Leeds, photo by Steve Kind

Leeds Fireclay Co.Ltd.

A history of the Leeds Fireclay Co may be read here

Found in a garden in Leeds, photo by Steve Kind

Photo by courtesy of the Frank Lawson collection.

Lily

Photo by courtesy of the Frank Lawson collection.

Lincoln

Photo by courtesy of the Frank Lawson collection.

Linthurst, Bromsgrove

Simon Patterson photographed this one at Avoncroft Museum

Lockhart

The Whitemoor brickworks had a complex history until 1872 when Walter Lockhart took it over and ran it until 1886 so the age of this brick is quite well defined. These were the first bricks to include the town's name.  Thanks to Robin Leach for the photo and info.

Lofthouse

Photo by courtesy of the Frank Lawson collection.

London Brick Company

It has been estimated that a third of all the brick houses in England are built from London Brick Company bricks. The London Brick Company started production just over a century ago and usage peaked in the Post-War rebuilding period up to the Nineteen Sixties.  Maximum production rose, at one point, to an amazing 16,000,000 bricks per day.  In other words - quite common bricks!b

The early brick presses only applied two presses to the powdered clay in the brick moulds. The trade-name Phorpres came about because Fletton Bricks made in Bedfordshire are pressed twice in each direction so that they are literally 'four pressed' if the phrase is pronounced quickly it becomes Phorpres!  Thanks to David Kitching.

A commemorative brick by LBC, Thanks to Simon Patterson for the photo.

This photo of an LBC sample cellular brick was supplied by Michael Shaw.

A Charles and Diana commemorative wedding brick, photo by courtesy of the Frank Lawson collection.

Photo supplied by A.K.A. Demik.

Lucas

Lumley

This one is from Chester-le-Street and features a representation of Lumley Castle,  thanks to Simon Patterson for the photo.

More examples of Lumley bricks

Lunsford, Bexhill

Found in Hastings by Simon Patterson, some info on the works here

M & S Hall End

Helena believes this to be Mason and Skidmore of Hall End, West Bromwich.  Please contact me if you have confirmation.

Maltby Metallic

A half moon shaped Maltby Metallic brick made in South Yorkshire.  

Photo by courtesy of the Frank Lawson collection.

Thanks to Simon Patterson for the photo

Photo by courtesy of the Frank Lawson collection.

Photo by courtesy of the Frank Lawson collection.

Manners, Notts.

This one is stamped No. 3, photo by Simon Patterson.

Manor Potteries

The Manor Pottery, Undercliffe Road, Eccleshill was established by Jeremiah Rawson, Lord of the Manor of Bradford, in 1837. It was purchased by Mr William Woodhead, a good geologist and chemist. Woodhead's eldest daughter Hannah married William Marshall who in turn owned the works. By 1867 the products had been switched from pottery to brick, firebricks and sewer-pipes. In June 1873 a valuation of the works described a 12 acre site consisting of: manor house, cottages, engines, sheds, land, Hoffman brick kiln and two other kilns were worth £8587. The first block of houses in Undercliffe Road, Eccleshill ('Terracotta Row - 1854') were linked with the works being, unusually for Victorian Bradford, brick built. Bricks marked [ECCLESHILL] and [WW] are known in addition to the above. According to trade directories the Undercliffe Road kilns were still in operation in 1912. At some stage in the early 20th century the works were closed; the chimney was felled on 12th November 1921.  Photos and information by Derek Barker.

Mansfield

Photo by courtesy of the Frank Lawson collection.

Manvers Main Colliery

Photos by courtesy of the Frank Lawson collection.

Marley Hill

Marston

Photographed in Sharpness, Gloucestershire.

Mason & Dall

Mason and Dall were the first, brief, proprietors of a new brickworks in Kenilworth starting operations in January 1889. The only found examples of their named produce are decorative bricks such as this one.  A railway siding was installed from the outset.  The works became the Cherry Orchard as featured elsewhere on this site.  Thanks to Robin Leach for the photo and info.

Metallic Plastic, Accrington

Photo by courtesy of the Frank Lawson collection.

Mexboro

Made in Mexborough, South Yorkshire, photo by Simon Patterson.

Middleton, Leeds

Photo by courtesy of the Frank Lawson collection.

Photo by Simon Patterson

Midbrick Co., Bilston

Simon Patterson photographed this one at Avoncroft Museum

Midland Iron Co. Rotherham

Midland Iron Co found at Barrow Hill by Simon Patterson.   The Midland Iron works was founded in Masborough, Rotherham in 1844.

Mickley

As far as I am aware, this brick was made by the Mickley Coal Company.  Their colliery was at Stocksfield which is 8½ miles [14 km] East of Hexham in Northumberland.

Middlemiss Corbridge

G. Milnes

Found on a wall at Old Whittington Chesterfield by Simon Patterson.

Mobberley & Perry, Stourbridge

Mobberley & Perry was at The Hayes, Lye, Stourbridge, West Midlands.  The brickworks for building bricks was on the main Stourbridge Road in Wollacote and the Firebrick works was in Hayes Lane.  George Attwood worked the brickworks untill 1840, then Fisher Bros. worked the brickworks until Mobberley & Perry took over the brickworks, the works closed in the late 1960's.  My thanks for this information go to Michael Raybould.

Moulson, Bradford

Moulson, John & Sons: Henry Street, Park Lane & Birch Lane

Photo by courtesy of the Frank Lawson collection.

Moulson is a famous Bradford brick-making name; in 1866 they were based at Bowling Old Road.  In the 19^th century John Moulson & Sons had their builder's and stone yard in Henry Street, Bradford.  The first brickworks was in Park Lane and was called Woodroyd brick works.  The second works may have originally been called Birch Lane works or Park Side brick-works, but it was certainly later known as Bowling Park brick-works.  It was built virtually over the Bowling tunnel.  There was a large face of clay & shale in the land, in addition to much material that came out of the Bowling tunnel itself.  Thanks to Derek Barker for the information.

Murrays Patent

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