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| Willenhall
Brick and Tile Works |
| Records show us that the brickworks started
around 1826, as the Assignment of Mortgage of Joseph Merry;
Further Close (5a. 3r. 34p.; lately occupied by Edward Smith but
then by Thomas Howard), (b) Corn Close (8a. 2r. 27p.), (c) Dead
Man's Piece (9a. 3r. 17p., fronting the Coventry-London
turnpike), (d) Dover's Hill (9a. 1r. 7p. behind (c)) and (e)
Spring Close (6a. 2r. 10p.) - (b)-(e) had been successively
farmed by John Hodgetts, Francis Perkins and Henry Barrs
(excepting part of (c) used as a brickyard); |
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| Later a Voucher for James] Lloyd]
Akroyd (for soughing-tiles from Willenhall Brick Yard). 13 Feb
1849 |
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| The 1884 Kelly's Directory shows; Thomas &
Henry Mayo, Brick & Terracotta Company |
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| Note the brickworks chimney on the right hand
side |
| 1886 plans were made to expand the site;
Rough plans, estimates, bills etc. for work headed:
"Willenhall brick and tile works, Thomas & Henry Mayo", and
Thomas Mayo, builder, Much Park Street, Coventry" |
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| Some of the brickworks building show just
over the hedge in this photo of school children |
| Deeds, Leases and Agreements FILE - Deeds re.
Lease from the Earl of Craven to Stanley Bros of the Willenhall
Brickfield near Coventry - ref. CR 2816/29/1-5 - date:
1895-1918 |
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| The brickworks are shown in pink above |
| It appears that the site changed hands in
1896; Willenhall Brickyard, James Bates, is noted as the owner
in Kelly's Directory |
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| The 1945 Electoral Records show that the site
was covered with caravans, these being used due to the housing
shortage after WW2 |
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Bennett |
John |
Brickyard |
Caravan |
St James Lane |
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Bennett |
Molly |
Brickyard |
Caravan |
St James Lane |
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Caulcott |
Elsie |
Brickyard |
Caravan |
St James Lane |
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Caulcott |
Harry |
Brickyard |
Caravan |
St James Lane |
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Dacey |
Dennis J |
Brickyard |
Caravan |
St James Lane |
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Dacey |
Gladys M |
Brickyard |
Caravan |
St James Lane |
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Gess |
Annie |
Brickyard |
Caravan |
St James Lane |
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Gess |
Joseph |
Brickyard |
Caravan |
St James Lane |
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Jacques |
Bertram C |
Brickyard |
Caravan |
St James Lane |
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Jacques |
Doris |
Brickyard |
Caravan |
St James Lane |
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Moynihan |
Anne |
Brickyard |
Caravan |
St James Lane |
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Moynihan |
John |
Brickyard |
Caravan |
St James Lane |
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O'Boyle |
Mary |
Brickyard |
Caravan |
St James Lane |
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O'Boyle |
Michael |
Brickyard |
Caravan |
St James Lane |
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Starling |
Bernard |
Brickyard |
Caravan |
St James Lane |
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Starling |
Dorothy [Y] |
Brickyard |
Caravan |
St James Lane |
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Tallis |
Annie |
Brickyard |
Caravan |
St James Lane |
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Tallis |
Leslie E |
Brickyard |
Caravan |
St James Lane |
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Alcock |
Samuel |
Brickyard |
No 3 Caravan |
St James Lane |
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Lockley |
Mabel B |
Brickyard |
No 3 Caravan |
St James Lane |
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Tollan |
John |
Brickyard |
No 3 Caravan |
St James Lane |
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Tollan |
Miriam |
Brickyard |
No 3 Caravan |
St James Lane |
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| The school records also show the families
living on the Brickyard [or Fields] |
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1927 |
Alderson |
James |
Brickyard Willenhall |
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1928 |
Bhereton? |
Leonara |
Brickyard Willenhall |
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1928 |
Bhereton? |
Marjorie Kathleen |
Brickyard Willenhall |
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1927 |
Hobbs |
Gladys Ruby |
Brickyard Willenhall |
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1928 |
Marshman |
Evelyn Mildred |
Brickyard Willenhall |
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1927 |
Mc Gowan |
Ethel |
Brickyard Willenhall |
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1927 |
Mc Gowan |
Josephine |
Brickyard Willenhall |
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1927 |
Mulgrew |
Veronica |
Brickyard Willenhall |
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1928 |
Norton |
Amelia Ross |
Brickyard Willenhall |
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1928 |
Norton |
Elsie |
Brickyard Willenhall |
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1928 |
Reading |
Hilda Mary |
Brickyard Willenhall |
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1927 |
Wilcox |
Ethel |
Brickyard Willenhall |
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1931 |
Bennett |
Ruby |
Brickyard Willenhall Lane |
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1933 |
Hobbs |
John Allen |
Brickyard Willenhall Lane |
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1930 |
Holland |
Emily |
Brickyard Willenhall Lane |
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1933 |
Jones |
Morfydd |
Brickyard Willenhall Lane |
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1933 |
Jones |
Phyllis |
Brickyard Willenhall Lane |
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1931 |
Manders |
Louisa |
Brickyard Willenhall Lane |
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1933 |
Marsden |
Arthur |
Brickyard Willenhall Lane |
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| The sale of the Coombe Estate in 1923 gives
us details of the size of the site and the buildings |
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Situated on road leading to Binley, long frontage,
The Lot contains a valuable bed of clay still
unworked. |
Buildings of brick, with slate and tiled roofs, Drying
Shed, four Kilns served by fire with Chimney Stack, two
large Drying Sheds, Framework of Drying Shed, Clay Pit,
Closet and Cowshed for 5 |
3.367 acres |
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| The Brickworks Manager's house |
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Brick & Tiled Cottage opposite 'The Chase' |
Sitting Room, Kitchen, Scullery, Pantry, two Bedrooms,
Closet, Stable, and good Garden. Gas and Water laid on. |
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