Castlecary brickworks : people stacking bricks inside Belgian kiln

Maker
Unknown
Production date
1924
 Description
View of three female and one male worker stacking bricks inside a Belgian kiln.
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Photo
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Production date
1924
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Subject place
Allandale/Falkirk area
Castlecary Brickworks/Allandale/Falkirk area
Subject notes
Belgian kilns replaced the Scotch type from the late 19th century as they conserved heat better. Brickworks were located close to supplies of clay and coal. The Bonnybridge area had an abundance of the type of clay used to make firebricks (refractory bricks), and coal.
Accession number
P09936

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