Stourbridge Canal - Demolished firebrick works
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Stourbridge Canal - Demolished firebrick works
Image: © John M Taken: 8 Aug 2009
The pile of bricks beside the canal was a part of Harris & Pearson's Silver End Works. The factory produced refractory products such as retorts, pressed bricks and wirecut bricks for the gas, steel and glass industries from the local Etruria Marl. This was one of several dozen in the area.
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Image Location
Latitude
52.474908
Longitude
-2.139819