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Monument record TQ 96 SW 239 - Smeed Dean ' Centre Field' brickworks
Summary
Brickworks operated by Smeed Dean into the 20th century.
Location
| Grid reference | TQ 91776 64654 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TQ96SW |
| Civil Parish | SITTINGBOURNE, SWALE, KENT |
| County | KENT |
| District | SWALE, KENT |
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Full Description
Site of brickworks operated from 1850s by George Smeed originally to make stock bricks using hand moulding berths supplied from wash backs..
Under Smeed Dean and Co Ltd it was rebuilt as a new red brick plant in 1906 with a Monarch brick moulding machine, Wolff dryer and an Osman continuous kiln (Hoffman kiln). The works were expanded in 1911.
Post 1906 the Centre Field produced red facing bricks.
The site is marked on editions 1 to 4 O.S maps., and mentioned in R Perks, "George Bargebrick".
The site has been cleared for redevelopment.
Jim Preston Personal Communication (Verbal communication). SKE13236.
Jim Preston Personal Communication (Verbal communication). Ske13236.
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Record last edited
Jan 22 2009 12:17PM