World famous Leeds Brick collectors club

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Leodian
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The Parksider wrote:
Leodian wrote: Leeds Bricks
http://www.brocross.com/Bricks/Penmorfa ... gland8.htm

Go to the fifth brick pictured on this link, if you can't link in directly google Penmorfa Bricks website and open English bricks starting with "F" (For Farnley)

Fifth brick down I would kill to own. How it ended up where it did i dunno....
Thanks The Parksider :). I've just had a look at that link and in particular the glazed Farnley brick recovered from Carnforth Station is fascinating.
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I was doing a DIY project recently and got my hands on some old bricks one of which was this Whitakers. I'll have to see if I can spot any others.
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Croggygirl
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Does anyone know where I could get a Jabez Woolley brick in good condition?

The Parksider
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Croggygirl wrote:Does anyone know where I could get a Jabez Woolley brick in good condition?
I may be able to find one, but these are common so anywhere in Leeds where there is demolition they may turn up.

I'll check....

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Croggygirl wrote:Does anyone know where I could get a Jabez Woolley brick in good condition?
I HAVE ONE AND IT'S NOT THAT BAD AND JUST SAYS "WOOLLEY"

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The best quality windows are from Burmantofts works and the bridge built around it was and enfilade johnny's bricks

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I've been involved with litter picking around leeds since the pandemic and have picked up quite a collection of bricks from Leeds Makers including those listed at the bottom. Two questions does anyone know where the Botany Bay Brick works was, not very clear from https://maps.nls.uk/geo/explore/side-by ... =ESRIWorld. Also was there a brick works in Hyde Park opposite the Royal Park Pub......any ideas who made the bricks as I've not found any ( I don't think) :
ANB & Co
Armitage
Bramley
Bramley Brick Works
Burmantofts
BWS
Cliff
Cliff & Sons
Elland Road
Hicks & Walker Leeds
Horsforth
HPB Co
Ingham & Sons
J.M.&S
J.W
JG &S
Kirkstall
LBC Co
Leeds Patent Brick Co
LFCo ltd
LPBC
M M
MCC Col
Middleton
Middleton -Leeds
Middleton -Leeds- England
R.R.B Co
Rushforth Adwalton
Sutcliffe
Whitaker Elland Road
Whitaker Leeds
Wilcock & Co
Wooley B
Wooley Bramley
Wortley
Wortley Fire Clay Co
WS

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chindmarsh wrote:
Sat 09 Sep, 2023 10:15 pm
Two questions does anyone know where the Botany Bay Brick works was, not very clear from https://maps.nls.uk/geo/explore/side-by ... =ESRIWorld.
One answer. Botany Bay was on Canal Road (Armley?) to the right of this https://goo.gl/maps/KCAbfffUzVFnm2pp8 I left the panorama view so you could refference landmarks, the most prominent being the viaduct on Kirkstall Road with I think St Michael's (Headingley) in the far distance.
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The nearest brickworks I can find near Botany Bay is on Armley Road, where B&M is now. It is marked as Old Kilns

https://maps.nls.uk/geo/explore/side-by ... =ESRIWorld

The Brick works are confirmed on my 1888 map below.
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