"Local Bricks" - brickmaking at West Mersea Brickwords
Abstract
A photograph album showing the brick making process at West Mersea Brickwords,
followed by some photographs showing brick making and bricklaying at school.
The album is thought to date from 1951 and was made up by Mr Gordon Ambridge who taught at West Mersea School.
The Brickworks was active by the end of the 19th Century, and closed about the time of this album, so the photographs show the brickworks in a very late run-down state.
Album donated to Mersea Museum by Mr Graham Ambridge, son of Gordon Ambridge, on behalf of Mrs Peggy Ambridge, widow of Gordon. Accession No. 2009-05-008.
It is thought that the photographs were taken by Richard Oppezzo. [RG]
Gordon Ambridge. Remembered by many of us as a most amiable and efficient school teacher at Mersea School - Owen Fletcher.
Wood Working Teacher.
"Surely the most delightful teacher to ever grace the Earth." [ Carol Dixon ]
From Album 7.
Source:
Mersea Museum / Owen Fletcher Collection
ImageID:
LCB_005
Title:
Local Bricks.
Book produced by Mr Gordon Ambridge who taught at West Mersea Schoo.
Donated by his son Mr Graham Ambridge on behalf of Mrs Peggy Amrbridge, widow of Gordon.
Accession No. 2009-05-008
Date:
1951
Source:
Mersea Museum
ImageID:
LCB_007
Title:
General view of Brickworks
from Local Bricks - Brickmaking at West Mersea Brickworks.
Date:
1951
Source:
Mersea Museum
ImageID:
LCB_009
Title:
Cutting Clay. Ken Chatters.
From Local Bricks - Brickmaking at West Mersea Brickworks.
Date:
1951
Source:
Mersea Museum
ImageID:
LCB_011
Title:
Cleansing Machine
From Local Bricks - Brickmaking at West Mersea Brickworks.
Date:
1951
Source:
Mersea Museum
ImageID:
LCB_013
Title:
Tipping in to kneading machine. Ken Chatters
From Local Bricks - Brickmaking at West Mersea Brickworks.
Date:
1951
Source:
Mersea Museum
ImageID:
LCB_015
Title:
Clay being ejected from machine
From Local Bricks - Brickmaking at West Mersea Brickworks.
Date:
1951
Source:
Mersea Museum
ImageID:
LCB_017
Title:
Moulding bench
From Local Bricks - Brickmaking at West Mersea Brickworks.
Date:
1951
Source:
Mersea Museum
ImageID:
LCB_019
Title:
Moulding operation. Bill Gasson.
From Local Bricks - Brickmaking at West Mersea Brickworks.
Date:
1951
Source:
Mersea Museum
ImageID:
LCB_021
Title:
Wheeling out to dry. Ken Chatters.
From Local Bricks - Brickmaking at West Mersea Brickworks.
Date:
1951
Source:
Mersea Museum
ImageID:
LCB_023
Title:
Wheeling out to dry
From Local Bricks - Brickmaking at West Mersea Brickworks.
Date:
1951
Source:
Mersea Museum
ImageID:
LCB_027
Title:
Stacking under covers
From Local Bricks - brickmaking at West Mersea Brickworks.
Date:
1951
Source:
Mersea Museum
ImageID:
LCB_029
Title:
The Kiln
From Local Bricks - brickmaking at West Mersea Brickworks.
Date:
1951
Source:
Mersea Museum
ImageID:
LCB_031
Title:
The Kiln walls
From Local Bricks - brickmaking at West Mersea Brickworks.
Date:
1951
Source:
Mersea Museum
ImageID:
LCB_033
Title:
A view from the top of kiln
From Local Bricks - brickmaking at West Mersea Brickworks.
Date:
1951
Source:
Mersea Museum
ImageID:
LCB_035
Title:
Feeding coal to the fires. Bill Gasson.
From Local Bricks - brickmaking at West Mersea Brickworks.
Date:
1951
Source:
Mersea Museum
ImageID:
LCB_037
Title:
Stack of finished bricks
From Local Bricks - brickmaking at West Mersea Brickworks.
Date:
1951
Source:
Mersea Museum
ImageID:
LCB_041
Title:
Miniature bricks made at school
From Local Bricks produced by West Mersea C.P. School.
Date:
1951
Source:
Mersea Museum
ImageID:
LCB_043
Title:
Moulding operation at school. Geoff Hewes.
From "Local Bricks" produced by West Mersea C.P. School.
Date:
1951
Source:
Mersea Museum
ImageID:
LCB_045
Title:
Building a retaining wall at school
From "Local Bricks" produced by West Mersea C.P. School.
Date:
1951
Source:
Mersea Museum
ImageID:
LCB_047
Title:
Building up a corner at school
From "Local Bricks" produced by West Mersea C.P. School.
![Gordon Ambridge. Remembered by many of us as a most amiable and efficient school teacher at Mersea School - Owen Fletcher.
Wood Working Teacher.
Surely the most delightful teacher to ever grace the Earth. [ Carol Dixon ]
From Album 7. FL07_063_001](MMThumbnails25/FL07_063_001.jpg)
