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Inteior View of continuous kiln
B 9333
Description Inteior View of continuous kiln
Date 31/10/1979
Collection Records of the Scottish Industrial Archaeology Survey at the University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, Sco
Catalogue Number B 9333
Category Photographs and Off-line Digital Images
Copies SC 740349
Scope and Content Continuous kiln, Commondyke Brick Works, Common, East Ayrshire Alexander Transport Ltd started Commondyke Brick Works after World War II and operated the business until 1977 when the works closed. The Scottish Brick Corporation took over Alexander's business in 1978 but the works remained closed with the kiln being demolished in 1981. This shows the main arch which runs the length of the continuous kiln. This arch was divided into 30 separate chambers by temporary paper dampers which burnt as the heat travelled from one chamber to the next firing the bricks. With a continuous kiln a fire was lit in the first chamber and the draught from a tall chimney drew the heat through each chamber. This system allowed bricks to be fired continuously as some chambers could be emptied or filled during the baking process. Source: RCAHMS contribution to SCRAN.
External Reference Neg no. 36/79/1
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