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[[Image:JD 2018 Bwtr Tile11.jpg|thumb|Mould dismantled. | [[Image:JD 2018 Bwtr Tile11.jpg|thumb|Mould 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 firing]] | ||
[[Image:JD 2018 Bwtr Tile01.jpg|thumb|Mould for roof tile - John Browne and Co]] | [[Image:JD 2018 Bwtr Tile01.jpg|thumb|Mould for Double Roman roof tile - John Browne and Co]] | ||
[[Image:JD 2018 Bwtr Tile13.jpg|thumb|Pressed tile]] | [[Image:JD 2018 Bwtr Tile13.jpg|thumb|Pressed tile]] | ||
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East Quay, Bridgwater, Somerset, TA6 4DB | East Quay, Bridgwater, Somerset, TA6 4DB | ||
Revision as of 20:54, 14 June 2018
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.
See Museum website for opening times.
See Also
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