Bursledon Brickworks Industrial Museum
| Bursledon Brickworks Industrial Museum | |
|---|---|
| Former names |
Hooper & Co. (1897–1903) Bursledon Brick Company (1903–1959) Redlands Holdings Ltd. (1959–1974) Bursledon Brickworks Industrial Museum (2012–) |
| General information | |
| Type | Museum |
| Architectural style | Victorian |
| Location | Lower Swanwick, Hampshire, England |
| Address | Coal Park Lane |
| Town or city | Southampton |
| Country | England |
| Coordinates | 50°53′15″N 1°17′25″W / 50.887428°N 1.290277°W |
| Owner | Hampshire Buildings Preservation Trust |
| Awards and prizes |
Tourism South East: Best Community Tourism Business 2014 Small Visitor Attraction (Bronze) 2014 IMECH Industrial Heritage Award TripAdvisor Certificate of Excellence 2015, 2016 |
| Website | |
| http://www.bursledonbrickworks.org.uk | |
Bursledon Brickworks Industrial Museum, often shortened to Bursledon Brickworks is a volunteer-run brickworks museum based in the village of Lower Swanwick in Hampshire, England. It is thought to be the last steam-driven brickworks left in the whole of the UK.
History
Bursledon Brick Company Limited or (B.B.C. Ltd.) was established in 1897 by Robert Ashby of the Ashby family in the village of Lower Swanwick in Hampshire, England. The Ashbys were partners in Hooper & Ashby, successful builders merchants in Southampton.[1] Most of the original machinery was moved to the Swanwick site from Chandler's Ford thus meaning clay digging ceased at the Chandler's Ford site. This was largely due to the last remaining clay reserve having been exhausted meaning that in order to carry on producing bricks the Ashbys would have to relocate to Swanwick where there was an abundance of clay.
References
- ↑ "The History". www.bursledonbrickworks.org.uk. Bursledon Brickworks. Retrieved 19 September 2016.
External links
- Bursledon Brickworks
- Bursledon Brickworks at Hampshire Buildings Preservation Trust
- The Brickworks at British Listed Buildings
- Old Facebook page
- New Facebook page
- Bursledon Brickworks Industrial Museum at Trip Advisor UK
- Bursledon Brickworks Museum at Visit Hampshire
Coordinates: 50°53′15″N 1°17′25″W / 50.887428°N 1.290277°W