Difference between revisions of "1899 Brickworks at Walters Ash"
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'''[[Walters Ash Farm]]''' is the property at the far south in the parish, opposite Bradenham turn. | '''[[Walters Ash Farm]]''' is the property at the far south in the parish, opposite Bradenham turn. | ||
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Thomas Bristow, a stone merchant, bought the farm in 1896 in order to start a brickworks, the clay there being very suitable for bricks. | Thomas Bristow, a stone merchant, bought the farm in 1896 in order to start a brickworks, the clay there being very suitable for bricks. | ||
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The brickworks was launched on Jan 13<sup>th</sup> 1896. (T. Bristow and Bros.) | The brickworks was launched on Jan 13<sup>th</sup> 1896. (T. Bristow and Bros.) | ||
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“Naphill Hand Made Bricks” as they became known, were sought after for their colour of soft mauves mingled with a soft red, long after a factory made, cheaper, commodity had virtually stolen the market. | “Naphill Hand Made Bricks” as they became known, were sought after for their colour of soft mauves mingled with a soft red, long after a factory made, cheaper, commodity had virtually stolen the market. | ||
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The last burn of bricks was in 1963 when his son Archibald Charles Bristow (known as Ben) retired. click [[Archibald & Hilda Bristow]] for their life story | The last burn of bricks was in 1963 when his son Archibald Charles Bristow (known as Ben) retired. click [[Archibald & Hilda Bristow]] for their life story | ||
Revision as of 06:19, 27 August 2025
Walters Ash Farm is the property at the far south in the parish, opposite Bradenham turn.
Thomas Bristow, a stone merchant, bought the farm in 1896 in order to start a brickworks, the clay there being very suitable for bricks.
The brickworks was launched on Jan 13th 1896. (T. Bristow and Bros.)
“Naphill Hand Made Bricks” as they became known, were sought after for their colour of soft mauves mingled with a soft red, long after a factory made, cheaper, commodity had virtually stolen the market.
The last burn of bricks was in 1963 when his son Archibald Charles Bristow (known as Ben) retired. click Archibald & Hilda Bristow for their life story
Two houses were built with the bricks from this for May Ashdown and Beryl Highgate two of Tom’s grand-daughters.
Also see 1899 Stone Cutting at Walters Ash, also at Walters Ash Farm