NHER 12926 (Monument record) - Site of post medieval brickworks

Site of brick works which in 19th century supplied bricks for the Agricultural Hall, Royal Hotel, London Street Chemists and other Norwich buildings.
Closed late 1960s when last of clay on west side was found to be unusable.
Hoffman kilns.
Information from former owner [1] to E. Rose (NAU), 3 November 1977.

1884 first edition 25 inch Ordnance Survey shows area of site in Catton/Hellesdon is only a small part of a huge area of brickworks extending inside Norwich boundary and including at least seven, perhaps twelve brick kilns, one of which is a Hoffman. Area mostly built over now, but part derelict.
E. Rose (NLA), 21 August 2000.

August 2001. Geotechnical Investigation.
Site investigation in order to determine nature of foundations needed for temporary buildings.
See report (S1) for further details and map extracts.
D. Gurney (NLA), 15 May 2002. Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 12 March 2015.

A letter from Ruymp Ltd (the last owners of the site) to their clients states that the firm closed it brickmaking plant in 1967 due to it being unprofitable.
Shortly after the site began demolition of the majority of the works, including the chimney. (S2)
NIAS records (S3)
W. Arnold (HES), 10 January 2011.