Grace's Guide is the leading source of historical information on industry and
manufacturing in Britain. This web publication contains 167,647 pages of
information and 247,064 images on early companies, their products and the
people who designed and built them.
Grace's Guide is the leading source of historical information on industry and
manufacturing in Britain. This web publication contains 147,919 pages of
information and 233,587 images on early companies, their products and the
people who designed and built them.
Kiln interiorKiln firing floorTile after firing, placed back in its mould, showing shrinkageMould dismantled. With the mould assembled, the clay would be pressed into the base. Surprisingly, the top of the tile is shaped by cutting with a wire tensioned in a frame, following the metal guides at the ends of the mould. Immediately after shaping, the tile is lifted out on the detachable part of the mould, and set aside for initial drying, followed by firingMould for Double Roman roof tile - John Browne and CoPressed tileSalesman's miniature samplesMould for wire-cut finial
East Quay, Bridgwater, Somerset, TA6 4DB
The Somerset Brick and Tile Museum is a small museum in Bridgwater, dedicated to the local industry of brick and clay tile making – one of the many labour-intensive coal-based industries that used to be found in Somerset
The core of the Museum is the only remaining tile kiln in Bridgwater and used to be one of six at the former Barham Brothers' Yard at East Quay.
