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Also known as Greatness Brickworks. | Also known as Greatness Brickworks. | ||
Established by Basil Jones in | Established by Basil Jones in 1932.<ref>Communication from Margaret Smith, 15 May 2020</ref> | ||
By 1936, sixty men were producing 65,000 sand lime bricks per day. Sevenoaks Brickworks had another works half a mile down Greatness Lane producing burnt clay bricks and tiles. The Brickworks, latterly owned by Ibstock Brick, closed in 1991 due to the lack of demand.<ref>[http://www.sevenoakshistory.org.uk/Sevenoaks%20An%20Historical%20Dictionary.pdf] David Killingray and Elizabeth Purves, Sevenoaks: an historical dictionary. Sevenoaks Historical Society</ref> | |||
Note: There were several other brickworks in Sevenoaks. | Note: There were several other brickworks in Sevenoaks. | ||
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of Sevenoaks, Kent
Also known as Greatness Brickworks.
Established by Basil Jones in 1932.[1]
By 1936, sixty men were producing 65,000 sand lime bricks per day. Sevenoaks Brickworks had another works half a mile down Greatness Lane producing burnt clay bricks and tiles. The Brickworks, latterly owned by Ibstock Brick, closed in 1991 due to the lack of demand.[2]
Note: There were several other brickworks in Sevenoaks.
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