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Monument record TQ 75 NW 201 - Aylesford Brick and Tile Works/ Aylesford Pottery
Summary
Brick, tile and pottery works with fixed kilns, clay pit, tramway to wharf on Medway and associated workers cottages.
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TQ 74070 59055 (369m by 481m) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TQ75NW |
| County | KENT |
| District | TONBRIDGE AND MALLING, KENT |
| Civil Parish | AYLESFORD, TONBRIDGE AND MALLING, KENT |
Map
Type and Period (6)
- BRICKWORKS (Post Medieval to Modern - 1850 AD? to 1940 AD?)
- POTTERY WORKS (Post Medieval to Modern - 1850 AD? to 1940 AD?)
- KILN (Post Medieval to Modern - 1850 AD? to 1940 AD?)
- CLAY PIT (Post Medieval to Modern - 1850 AD? to 1940 AD?)
- TRAMWAY (Post Medieval to Modern - 1850 AD? to 1940 AD?)
- WORKERS COTTAGE (Post Medieval to Modern - 1850 AD? to 1940 AD?)
Full Description
Brick and tile works also producing ornamental terra cotta ware, including garden urns. Displayed products at the Great Exhibition 1851. There was a clay pit,traces of which may still exist at the north east corner of the site, fixed kilns and a tramway to a wharf on the Medway at Forstal, where there were also workers cottages adjacent to the Potters Arms public house. Said to have been associated with the Betts from Preston Hall.
The works appear on the 1st to 4th editions O.S. (1)
<1> Jim Preston Personal Communication (Verbal communication). SKE13236.
Sources/Archives (1)
- <1> SKE13236 Verbal communication: Jim Preston Personal Communication.
Finds (0)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (0)
Record last edited
Aug 1 2023 11:29AM