Dalehall

Situated in Ellgreave Street, Dalehall, Burslem, Staffordshire around 1850 this yard made bricks of a good quality Staffordshire red & blue.  The brick here was recovered from the Slater Street area of Middle Port during demolition in 2008.  Photo and description by Ken Perkins.

Dalton, Lathom

Both photographed on the seashore at Crosby, Merseyside.

Daniel Doncaster

Made by Daniel Doncaster, found by Michaela in Grimesthorpe, Sheffield.

Photo by courtesy of the Frank Lawson collection.

D.R.

Derek Barker writes: This brick was made by Daniel Riddiough. Unless I am very much mistaken brick-making seems to be the least of his accomplishments. Daniel Riddiough was born in Colne, Lancs and was also a builder and quarry owner in the Otley Rd/Killinghall Road area of Bradford. He seems to have owned what was called the Peel Park Brewery, Otley Road built in 1853. Apparently he sold this concern in 1872, but then bought it back after the new owners went bankrupt in 1882. In 1891 he finally sold out his brewery and 17 pubs to Hammonds Bradford Brewery Co Ltd but continued as a brick-maker, perhaps until he died in 1911. The brick works included a circular Hoffmann kiln and are well marked on contemporary maps at at Cliffe Lane, Bolton Road. 

Darfield Clay Works

Above photos by courtesy of the Frank Lawson collection.  

Darfield is near Barnsley.  The site was operated as Darfield Clay Works cl865 - cl880. Following on was owned by James Gooddy with bricks marked J GOODDY / DARFIELD / CLAY WORKS. Source: The Maurice Dobson Museum, Darfield, South Yorkshire. Image PRBCO.

Darfield Main Colliery

Photo by courtesy of the Frank Lawson collection.

Daubhill

Photo by courtesy of the Frank Lawson collection, manufactured in the Bolton area.

Denby Iron & Coal Co. Ltd, Nr Derby

Photo supplied by A.K.A. Demik.

Photo by Martyn Fretwell

Derby Kilburn Colliery Co.

Photo supplied by A.K.A. Demik.

Derwent

Thanks to Andrew Gardner for the photo.

John Dewhurst, Preston

John Davies found this example while digging in his Lancashire garden.  Unusually the brick has an end name stamp.

D.H.B. Crompton

Photo by courtesy of the Frank Lawson collection.

Diamond, Rawtenstall

The Diamond Brick Co., operated 1899 - 1903, Rawtenstall, Lancashire. - I Goldthorpe, Rossendale Rambles, 1985. Image PRBCO.

Digby

Photo by courtesy of the Frank Lawson collection, made by Digby Coal Co, Giltbrook, Nottingham - found near Ilkeston

Dinnington

Thanks to Simon Patterson for the photos

Don

photo courtesy of Graham Hague (Sheffield) collection.

Douglas D

Thanks to Darren Haywood for the photo.

Doulton

Found in Dudley by Simon Patterson.

Spotted at 'Crocodiles of the world' at Witney, Oxfordshire by Vicky.

Doulton, St. Helens

Found during restoration work on a cottage in Bethesda, Gwynedd by Gwyn.

Found in Southport by Simon Patterson

Found in Southport by Simon Patterson

Down, Glastonbury

Made by Albert Down, Glastonbury, thanks to John Biggs for the photos.  John understands the works was at Edmund Hill on the Wells road, now the site of a garage.

Draper

W. Draper, A paving brick found in Coalbrookdale.

Dukinfield

Photo by courtesy of the Frank Lawson collection.  Dukinfield is in east Manchester.

Dunwell Pocklington

Pocklington is a village near York.  Dunwells were making bricks in Burnby Lane from 1900-1915.  Thanks to Andrew Boyce for the photo, further info on the Pocklington brick industry can be read here.

Durex

What a name! Believed to have been made by Stanley brothers, Nuneaton.  Photo by courtesy of the Frank Lawson collection.

Duro

Found by Malcolm Smith on the Camerton Brickworks site near Workington.

E. Dusautoy Derby

Photo supplied by A.K.A. Demik.