Scheduled MonumentsEnglandCircular brick kilns, W H Collier Brick and Tile Works, Church Lane

Circular brick kilns, W H Collier Brick and Tile Works, Church Lane

England
List entry 1020999
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1020999
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.04 hectares
Grid reference
TL 91261 24191
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

The W H Collier Brick and Tile Works on Church Lane is a site of industrial heritage representing the nineteenth and twentieth century brick and tile manufacturing industry in Essex. The circular brick kilns at this location are characteristic examples of the kiln types employed in regional ceramic production during this period. Such kilns were purpose-built structures designed to achieve the sustained high temperatures necessary for firing clay products at scale. The works exemplifies the development of mechanised brick production in Essex, an area with significant clay deposits that supported an extensive ceramic manufacturing tradition.

Circular brick kilns, W H Collier Brick and Tile Works, Church Lane is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1020999. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Circular brick kilns, W H Collier Brick and Tile Works, Church Lane?

The W H Collier Brick and Tile Works on Church Lane is a site of industrial heritage representing the nineteenth and twentieth century brick and tile manufacturing industry in Essex. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1020999.

Who is responsible for protecting Circular brick kilns, W H Collier Brick and Tile Works, Church Lane?

Circular brick kilns, W H Collier Brick and Tile Works, Church Lane is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic England (NHLE) — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in England. The official designation reference is 1020999.

What other scheduled monuments are near Circular brick kilns, W H Collier Brick and Tile Works, Church Lane?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Remains of All Saints Church, 60m north-west of Stanway Hall Farm (4.5 km), Roman Practice Camp and late Iron Age and Roman remains east of Stanway Hall Farm (4.6 km), Remains of St Mary's Church (5.1 km).

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Roman Britain
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The ground beneath

The bedrock under Circular brick kilns, W H Collier Brick and Tile Works, Church Lane

Circular brick kilns, W H Collier Brick and Tile Works, Church Lane stands on Thames Group, bedrock that formed in the Eocene. The rock here is clay, silt, sand and gravel.

The wider landscape

Around Circular brick kilns, W H Collier Brick and Tile Works, Church Lane

ColchesterRoman town · ~5.3 milesBattle of Maldon 991Battle (991) · ~11.8 miles