Description

BROCKHAM BROCKHAM QUARRY
1.
5387
TQ 15 SE Brick Kilns at
SP/483
TQ19885100
II 10/483

2.
Brick Kilns. Circa 1870. Rectangular plinth with originally 8 Kiln chimneys above.
Brick. Plinth with brick dressed arches to the front giving access to the main firing
chamber, approached along a sunken road. Built into a hillside, originally 8 kilns
stood on the plinth, the majority in pairs with a large chimney tower between kilns
5 and 6. Now 7 of the 8 kilns have collapsed. The northermost kiln remains with its
bottle shape, strengthened by iron ties, standing approximately 15 feet high. Part of
a set of industrial buildings connected with the Brockham Brick Company which extracted
limestone and hearthstone on the site.
SURREY HISTORY 1 3 (1975) "Stone Mining in east Surrey" by P W Sowan pp83-94. The
records of the Brockham Brick Company can be found at Surrey County Record Office.

Listing NGR: TQ1987551011

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26524390

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Recommended Books

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  Department for Communities Listed Historic Buildings of Northern Ireland: Information Guide for the 2nd Survey of Historic Buildings
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  Somerset: South and West (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Renovating Old Houses: Bringing New Life to Vintage Homes (For Pros By Pros)
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  A Buying and Owning a Listed Building: A Brief Guide
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  Northamptonshire: Buildings of England Series (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Hampshire: South (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)