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| Jennypeg Researcher Quote | Reply | | brick plant posted on: 6/10/2005 7:47:09 AM could this be the flour mill? 1853 Ilkeston Pioneer Langley Mill, Eastwood This snug and sequestered part of the Erewash Valley promises to become one of the busiest scenes of industry along the line, an immense brick plant, capable, we hear, of turning out 20,000 bricks per day, is soon to be in full operation. And we are informed that some respectable parties in Leicestershire have purchased two acres of land on which to erect extensive mill property; the services of building artisans are in full demand for new erections, restorations, and improvements, to meet the present active state of business in this locality. Jenny |
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suzard
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replied on: 8/16/2005 12:31:03 PM Where was the brick plant? Some of my ancestors in late 1800's were brickmakers in langley Mill-and their children went into the business too-one was even a manager at the brick plant- they lived on East View terrace(Penders Row) |
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Azzabuv
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replied on: 8/16/2005 1:12:33 PM Sue. It stood just above 'Eastview Terrace' and next to the 'Star Foundry' Iron works and near the railway tracks. Azzabuv. |
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suzard
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replied on: 8/16/2005 1:43:38 PM So it would be on what we called the playing field on the other side of the tracks from Langley Mill rec? When did it close??? |
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Azzabuv
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replied on: 8/16/2005 3:32:00 PM Apparently, there were two Brick Works. One, as already mentioned, the small one. Then, next to 'Ormonde Street' was one twice as big, more or less facing the 'Sir Charles Napier' pub across the railway tracks. I can't find any information concerning the date of its/there closure(s).... yet. Azzabuv. |
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replied on: 8/16/2005 6:48:35 PM Not a lot but culled from Kellys Directories, 1881-John Beardsley, farmer and brickmaker 1912-Hardy Charles W brickmaker Langley Mill Brick Co brick manufactures I would have expected a bit more from the directories given that the brickworks opened when it did. regards Phil |
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Azzabuv
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replied on: 9/11/2005 4:54:15 PM From the Society's August, 1970 Newsletter - an account given by Mr. Charles Flintoff, of the Smith's and Milnhay House. William Smith, the originator of the firm of Smith & Sons, Flour Millers, was born at Edstone, in the vale of Pickering in the North Riding of Yorkshire. His father died when he was a few months old and his widowed mother then remarried William Flintoff, of Langley Bridge, which in those days was in the Parish of Eastwood. He was born in the year 1841 and died in 1881. He built Edstone House for his own residence next to Milnhay House, which at that time, was a farm in the occupation of Elizabeth Towson. William Smith had two sons, William, later to become Sir William Smith and Henry Hardwick, Hardwick being his Mother's Family name. His son William, moved into Milnhay House after extensive alterations as we saw when we visited it, in connection with the Flash Oven. He, in turn, left and lived at Dunstead House, Langley Mill, leaving his brother Henry Hardwick to occupy Milnhay House. He went into the milling trade at the old Water Mill at Langley Mill on the Erewash side and then moved to what was then the New Steam Mills and went under the name of Anglo Hungarian Roller Mills and later known as the Albion Mills. Across the drive from the House was the old and extensive stabling for the many horses required to transport the mill products. These stables fell into disuse after the 1914-18 War with the advent of the steam engines, these were of the Yorkshire and as far as i can remember, one Sentinal, which was driven by Albert Leeson. These machines were kept at the Mill and were followed by a fleet of Ford lorries, with bodies supplied by Hartshorne's, of Ray Street, Heanor. In these old buildings was the object that brought our visit, the Flash oven. The Oven was very apparent from the road outside the building where it abutted on to the pavement, but on examination on the inside of the building, a newer style of oven had been installed in front of the old Flash Oven. I have not been able to date the death of Mr. Hardwick Smith, but he had a large family, some of whom went abroad and some have since died and there are none now living in the district. The last occupants of Milnhay House, was one of the brothers Allen, butchers of Cromford Road, Langley Mill. Azzabuv. |
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lankey bill
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replied on: 12/22/2005 10:11:57 PM any idea what the large brick chimney on the waste land between ormonde terrace and the (new part of) edward street was (i think this was part of the Harry Poundall empire?!).... would this have something to do with the brick works? i remember playing on the pile of rubble as a kid in the 60's |
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RMMee
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replied on: 12/23/2005 12:56:22 AM It'll have been part of Corden Meadow Brickyard and Colliery - don't remember it myself, but have a couple of pictures. Welcome to the site Lankey. Like the name - that is what I have always called the place! |
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suzard
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replied on: 12/30/2005 10:09:49 AM Robert, There is a quite large childrens indoor play centre off Cromford Rd-called Lankey Bills!!!! |
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