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Brickworks

These pages are edited from Peter Gillard's Master's Thesis for a MA in Victorian Studies from Anglia Polytechnic University in April 2004.
The title was "Brickmaking in the Village of South Benfleet, on the Essex Coast, during the late Victorian period.

  • 1878: The First Phase of Brickmaking

    1878: The First Phase of Brickmaking

    An abortive attempt at Sweet Briars farm
  • A Brickmaking Team in the Hadleigh/Benfleet Area c.1900

    A Brickmaking Team in the Hadleigh/Benfleet Area c.1900

    A Brickmaking Team in the Hadleigh/Benfleet Area c.1900
  • Brickmakers who stayed on in South Benfleet

    Brickmakers who stayed on in South Benfleet

    Brief histories of eight people
  • Brickmaking in South Benfleet

    Brickmaking in South Benfleet

    An overview of the industry during the late Victorian Period
  • Stockwell & Son(s), Independent Brickmakers, 1886-1916

    Stockwell & Son(s), Independent Brickmakers, 1886-1916

    A family history
  • The Benfleet Brick and Tile Works Limited, 1895-99

    The Benfleet Brick and Tile Works Limited, 1895-99

    A company history
  • The Benfleet Brick Works Limited 1899-1908

    The Benfleet Brick Works Limited 1899-1908

    A company history
  • The Brickmaking Work Force

    The Brickmaking Work Force

    What a brickmaking gang did and earned
  • The London & Benfleet Brick Company, Limited, 1881-82

    The London & Benfleet Brick Company, Limited, 1881-82

    A history of this brickmaking company
  • The Process of Brick Making

    The Process of Brick Making

    A description of how bricks were manufactured during the late Victorian era
  • The Thames Barges and Tolls on Bricks

    The Thames Barges and Tolls on Bricks

    Why brickmaking occurred in South Benfleet
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