Brick making company in Aston

[renatakins]

In 1891 my Grampa, William Woodward worked in Aston as a brick maker. I'd like to find the name, address & owner at that time if at all possible. His step father, William Edward Spearing was also a brick burner there.
Thanks, from his very big Canadian clan, Darlene

 

[mikejee]

I don't think there were any brickmakers actually in central Aston at the time. they were mostly on the outskirts of the city. the nearest were probably in the Saltley and Bordesley areas, near to where the clay could be mined. Later theses works were levelled and built over, in the same way as had previously happened in Aston. there are a number of firms which might fit the bill, but none i know of in Aston. however travel to these other areas would have been relatively easy. Below is a list for 1892 from Kellys
Mike

 

[Astonian]

HI MIKE
I have to agree with you to a certain agree i was not aware of any brick makers in aston at all but much to my surprize you have shown a list of a very small limited making people of making bricks i wonder if they was the coal making bricks that made for the coal fires at peoles homes and ma be the ordinary brick making they made would only been made for minor odd ones for people whom only wanted a couple of bricks or so you was quiterightly to say the main bricks works was on theout skirts of the city and the nearest one to aston and the city of brum would have been on the old coventry rd it was around by the air port just short of reaching that distance or just passing it and i think it would have been what they call the old a 38 trunk rd
way back then it was there right up untill 1961 before any removal of the old rd went and disapeared and there was an old transport cafe there just a little way down the road when you passed it you would haveseen thousand upon thousands of bricks standing waiting for theloriestocome and transport them all over thecountry and the big tall chimmneys bellowing with smoke
to me that was a major brick company where alot of the old astonians worked and the people of brum but there was not certainly a brick builders in aston
there was the brick selerts and builders merchants but no brick makers best wishes mike alan astonian

 

[renatakins]

Mike - Your information is quite helpful & I'd like to thank your for your research.
Astonian - I really enjoyed your description of the place.... that was very sweet you. Thanks a bunch.
I'm really enjoying this forum !!!
Darlene

 

[Alberta]

As workers tried to work as close to home as possible,(no commuting by car in those days,LOL) I think it may be correct to
presume he worked at the Britannia works in Watery Lane ,right on the doorstep.

 

[dek carr]

I remember the old Brickworks on post#6 we used to walk up Landor St cut under the Railway and play on the waste ground that was left we used to call it Bordesley Tip I believe Wheels is located on there now. Dek

 

[fatfingers]

Bearing in mind that it would have come under Aston at the time, I'd have thought the Adderley Park/Bordesley Green would be favourite, The area commonly known - at least when I were a lad - as the Big Tip or The Clay Hills. During the 1950s/60s there was a Ready Mixed Concrete works there.

Wasy walking distance from Watery La.