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Chilton Brickworks, Chilton
Chilton Brickworks was probably the oldest of the three brickworks located at Chilton, on Gallows Hill or Waldringfield Road as it is usually known. It is separated from the California Brickworks by a number of allotments as shown on this map.
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Edward Gibbons ran the Victoria Brickworks at Ballingdon from 1883 to 1888 as part of his large building and Brickmaking enterprise centred at Ipswich. In 1885 he added this Chilton Brickworks to his portfoloio. |
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The area today This brickworks is now part of the Chilton Industrial Estate. |
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Summary of the owners or managers
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British Brick Society newsletter "Information No 26, April 2014,
Suffolk Heritage Explorer Reference ELV 174 and ELV 008
Suffolk Review, Vol 5, 1980 - 1988 on ‘Suffolk Brickmaking’ by Robert Malster. (Suffolk Local History Council, Summer 1983, Vol 5, No 4).
Suffolk Industrial Archaeology Society newsletter No 21, September, 1988, "Brick Kilns in Suffolk" by C J Pankhurst
Website - David Kitching's website - Brick Section
Website - Martyn Fretwell's blog on bricks etc
Photos of bricks by Martyn Fretwell unless stated.
Page created on 4th October, 2023
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