I don't think Porth Wen Brickworks has been featured for a while* so here are a few images from earlier this year.
The early Victorian brickworks at Porth Wen made a yellow quartzite brick which could withstand quite high temperatures. Initially the bricks were hand cut over time the works was modernised and mechanically cut bricks were made. Also on the site was a tile making workshop which produced very high quality glazed tiles with intricate designs including hand-drawn artisan types.
Whilst technically private it is rare to be able to visit the site without someone else being there - it can be seen from the coastal path and who can resist the temptation of such an interesting looking set of remains?
For around forty years I've been meaning to go at night with a camera - I camped overnight a few times in the early 1980's but it was for the peace rather than the photography back then.
*of course I then noticed it has been featured recently!
The early Victorian brickworks at Porth Wen made a yellow quartzite brick which could withstand quite high temperatures. Initially the bricks were hand cut over time the works was modernised and mechanically cut bricks were made. Also on the site was a tile making workshop which produced very high quality glazed tiles with intricate designs including hand-drawn artisan types.
Whilst technically private it is rare to be able to visit the site without someone else being there - it can be seen from the coastal path and who can resist the temptation of such an interesting looking set of remains?
For around forty years I've been meaning to go at night with a camera - I camped overnight a few times in the early 1980's but it was for the peace rather than the photography back then.
*of course I then noticed it has been featured recently!
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