View of Bradley & Craven brick waggon c1932
B 9355
Description View of Bradley & Craven brick waggon c1932
Date 9/7/1980
Collection Records of the Scottish Industrial Archaeology Survey at the University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, Sco
Catalogue Number B 9355
Category Photographs and Off-line Digital Images
Copies SC 740355
Scope and Content Bradley & Craven brick wagon, Carsehead Brick Works, Beith Road, Dalry, North Ayrshire Ayrshire Brick & Fireclay Company established Carsehead Brick Works in 1907 and operated the business until at least 1928. The works had several owners from then with the Scottish Brick Corporation becoming the last owner in 1969. The works closed in 1977 and were mainly demolished c.1981. This shows a Bradley & Craven brick wagon which had a steel body which was supported with laminated springs and roller bearing wheels. The springs enabled the wagon to be loaded with more bricks and the roller bearings improved the movement of the wagon along tracks. Bricks made from fireclay are able to withstand high temperatures without melting or softening. Fireclay bricks can be used in both industrial and domestic buildings and are therefore often found in steelwork furnaces and household fireplaces. Source: RCAHMS contribution to SCRAN.
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