View looking North-West at kiln with drying shed above. Digital image of B 9238

Description View looking North-West at kiln with drying shed above. Digital image of B 9238

Date 20/5/1982

Collection Records of the Scottish Industrial Archaeology Survey at the University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, Sco

Catalogue Number SC 741493

Category On-line Digital Images

Copy of B 9238

Scope and Content Kiln with drying shed above, Cruden Bay Brick & Tile Works, Aberdeenshire Established in 1902 by a Mr Cruikshank, the works were producing 12,000 bricks per day by 1906. Field drains were also made in 1906 when 32 men and boys were employed. In 1947 the works were extended and modernised and by 1960 five million bricks a year were being produced. The works closed in 1990. This is the kiln with the drying shed above viewed from the south-east with the tapered, square, brick-built chimney to the left. It measures 3.2m² at ground level and stands 45m high. Note the five louvered windows which opened from the top of the kiln, to assist ventilation and the drying process. According to information provided by the company to the Aberdeen Association of Civil Engineers in 1906, the kiln was fired wholly from the top with 'dross' (coal) and each of the 14 chambers held 11,000 bricks. The nearby source of clay was ideal for the production of field drains as well. The clay was dug from the face by workmen using spades. Source: RCAHMS contribution to SCRAN.

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