Castle Firebrick Company's Elm Brickworks, also known as Castle New Works (Top Yard)"

Elm Brickworks, Buckley

1925

The Castle Firebrick Company's original works were bought by Butterley Brick in 1972; the site was closed and the buildings demolished in 1976.

The "New" or Elm" works was closed in 1970.

CASTLE BRICK COMPANY - ELM WORKS

This was one of two manufacturers known as the Castle Brickworks. They were classified by many as "Alletson's", referring to the original and "Elm". This latter consisted of long, closed sheds with continuous kilns of the Hoffman type for the manufacture of kiln lining refractories. The fires ran into one of the three very tall chimneys, needed to produce draft. This latter works appears to have been constructed under the ownership of John Summers & Sons (purchased in 1916).

The main works were established by G H Alletson in 1865. It was limited by 1875 and the firm already owned the Castle Brickworks plus Bottom Colliery, Northop Hall Colliery and Tramway. Of its seven directors, five came from Waterford, one from Kilkenny and Alletson himself.

BUCKLEY'S INDUSTRIAL HERITAGE

PICTURE NUMBER 13

see entry number 1.119

Author: Bentley, James

Castle Firebrick Company's Elm Brickworks, also known as Castle New Works (Top Yard)"

Elm Brickworks, Buckley

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