IMAGES TAKEN NEAR TO
Cambridge Street, LOUGHBOROUGH, LE12 9HN

Now business premises for Karl Mayer Textile Machinery. Leicestershire and Rutland design of 1913-4 with hall and indoor range to rear.

Sculptors mark on the rear of the statue of William Shakespeare http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/5862728 . I am grateful to the management at Hathern Terra Cotta for facilitating my visit, allowing photos to be published and checking text details for accuracy.

Reclaimed statue of William Shakespeare from Elite Buildings in Nottingham http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/5810968 One or two had become dangerously damaged and there is a project (not fully finalised at time of writing) to create a new set. I am grateful to the management at Hathern Terra Cotta for facilitating my visit, allowing photos to be published and checking text details for accuracy.

Main kiln with pieces waiting for firing. See http://www.geograph.org.uk/search.php?i=85940965 I am grateful to the management at Hathern Terra Cotta for facilitating my visit, allowing photos to be published and checking text details for accuracy.

Charnwood Brick, Shepshed, is a component of Michelmersh Brick Holdings PLC, producing traditional hand made bricks with an emphasis on use in the heritage restoration sector and new build where a traditional finish is desirable. Clay from the quarry is brought into the works on a conveyor belt http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/5857633 before being ground in a roller mill http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/5857638 and then passed through a pugging mill from which the clay emerges at the right consistency for moulding http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/5857691 . Wooden boxes, which include of various sizes compatible with a range of historic brick sizes http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/5857642 are used to mould the bricks. On the production line http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/5857645 clay is thrown in the moulds, sized, and placed on trolleys for transfer to a drying kiln http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/5857649 . This reduces the moisture content to ensure that bricks do not distort during final firing. The dried bricks are stacked for firing, seen here in the natural clay colour http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/5857654, the final colour being the result of the high temperature firing http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/5857658 . Finally, the bricks are palleted ready for dispatch http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/5857662 . The variety of products available can be seen in the construction of the modern office block and alongside. (This view and http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/5857666 http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/5857677 ) I am grateful to the local management for facilitating a visit to the works and agreeing to the images being presented.

Charnwood Brick, Shepshed, is a component of Michelmersh Brick Holdings PLC, producing traditional hand made bricks with an emphasis on use in the heritage restoration sector and new build where a traditional finish is desirable. Clay from the quarry is brought into the works on a conveyor belt http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/5857633 before being ground in a roller mill http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/5857638 and then passed through a pugging mill from which the clay emerges at the right consistency for moulding http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/5857691 . Wooden boxes, which include of various sizes compatible with a range of historic brick sizes http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/5857642 are used to mould the bricks. On the production line http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/5857645 clay is thrown in the moulds, sized, and placed on trolleys for transfer to a drying kiln http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/5857649 . This reduces the moisture content to ensure that bricks do not distort during final firing. The dried bricks are stacked for firing, seen here in the natural clay colour http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/5857654, the final colour being the result of the high temperature firing http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/5857658 . Finally, the bricks are palleted ready for dispatch http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/5857662 . The variety of products available can be seen in the construction of the modern office block and alongside. (This view and http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/5857668 http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/5857677 ) I am grateful to the local management for facilitating a visit to the works and agreeing to the images being presented.

Charnwood Brick, Shepshed, is a component of Michelmersh Brick Holdings PLC, producing traditional hand made bricks with an emphasis on use in the heritage restoration sector and new build where a traditional finish is desirable. Clay from the quarry is brought into the works on a conveyor belt http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/5857633 before being ground in a roller mill http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/5857638 and then passed through a pugging mill from which the clay emerges at the right consistency for moulding, seen here. Wooden boxes, which include of various sizes compatible with a range of historic brick sizes http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/5857642 are used to mould the bricks. On the production line http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/5857645 clay is thrown in the moulds, sized, and placed on trolleys for transfer to a drying kiln http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/5857649 . This reduces the moisture content to ensure that bricks do not distort during final firing. The dried bricks are stacked for firing, seen here in the natural clay colour http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/5857654, the final colour being the result of the high temperature firing http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/5857658 . Finally, the bricks are palleted ready for dispatch http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/5857662 . The variety of products available can be seen in the construction of the modern office block and alongside. http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/5857666 http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/5857668 http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/5857677 I am grateful to the local management for facilitating a visit to the works and agreeing to the images being presented.

Charnwood Brick, Shepshed, is a component of Michelmersh Brick Holdings PLC, producing traditional hand made bricks with an emphasis on use in the heritage restoration sector and new build where a traditional finish is desirable. Clay from the quarry is brought into the works on a conveyor belt http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/5857633 before being ground in a roller mill http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/5857638 and then passed through a pugging mill from which the clay emerges at the right consistency for moulding http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/5857691 . Wooden boxes, which include of various sizes compatible with a range of historic brick sizes http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/5857642 are used to mould the bricks. On the production line http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/5857645 clay is thrown in the moulds, sized, and placed on trolleys for transfer to a drying kiln http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/5857649 . This reduces the moisture content to ensure that bricks do not distort during final firing. The dried bricks are stacked for firing, seen here in the natural clay colour http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/5857654, the final colour being the result of the high temperature firing (this view). Finally, the bricks are palleted ready for dispatch http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/5857662 . The variety of products available can be seen in the construction of the modern office block and alongside. http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/5857666 http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/5857668 http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/5857677 I am grateful to the local management for facilitating a visit to the works and agreeing to the images being presented.