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Photograph of drawing showing East Elevation of drying shed, View from South East, South Elevation and Section, and Plan of Drying Shed Insc. "Geoffrey D Hay, 1975"
SC 357901
Description Photograph of drawing showing East Elevation of drying shed, View from South East, South Elevation and Section, and Plan of Drying Shed Insc. "Geoffrey D Hay, 1975"
Catalogue Number SC 357901
Category On-line Digital Images
Copy of BND 43/3 P
Scope and Content Plan of drying-shed and machine-shed at Blackpots Brick and Tile Works, Whitehills, Knock Head, Grampian Blackpots Brick and Tile Works was established on Blackpots Farm by Dr Saunders, and extended by his son in 1788. It produced pantiles until the early 20th century, bricks until 1946 and drainage-tiles from 1840 until it closed in the 1970s. Clay tiles were moulded in the machine shed (on the right) and carried on three-tiered barrows into the drying-shed where they were laid on racks to cure naturally. Although Scottish potteries made some use of local clay, their sites were usually chosen for their nearness to a good supply of coal. It took about 15 tons of coal to fire one ton of pottery. Source: RCAHMS contribution to SCRAN.
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