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Risby Brickworks
The Suffolk Heritage Explorer lists Risby Brickworks as monument record RBY 040, Risby Nursery Works (Brick) with kiln, clay pit and sand pits shown on 1885 OS map.
No longer shown on 1904 map, (Ivy Cottages)
Was situated close to Saxham railway station. Probably the same as brickworks listed as operated by Edward Drake between1879 and 1885.
Listed in SIAS Newsletter 23, Brick Kilns in Suffolk by C J Pankhurst, September, 1988.
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The area today As can be seen from the Suffolk Heritage Explorer map there is no trace of the brickworks remaining today. |
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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.
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