Chesterton: Ibstock Bricks
Introduction
The photograph on this page of Chesterton: Ibstock Bricks by Jonathan Hutchins as part of the Geograph project.
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Image: © Jonathan Hutchins Taken: 15 Oct 2016
The brickworks stretches a long way up Audley Road. There has been a brickworks on this site since the 1830s. A detailed history of the company may be found at: http://www.ibstock.com/history/