View showing dividing wall in 2 chamber Newcastle kiln with flues at ground level Digital image of B/9493/1

Description View showing dividing wall in 2 chamber Newcastle kiln with flues at ground level Digital image of B/9493/1

Date 27/8/1980

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

Catalogue Number SC 744373

Category On-line Digital Images

Copy of B 9493/1

Scope and Content Dividing wall, Newcastle kiln, Tarrasfoot Tile Works, Dumfries & Galloway The Duke of Buccleuch started Tarrasfoot Tile Works in the early 19th century. The works produced drain tiles that were mainly used on the Buccleuch estate. The works closed in 1969 and by 1975 the buildings were used for storage. This shows the dividing wall which separated the two chambers of the Newcastle kiln. The hole at the base of the wall on the right hand side was a flue which improved air circulation. The tall chimney of the kiln drew heat in a horizontal direction from the fireboxes through each chamber. Newcastle kilns were developed in the mid-19th century to bake drain tiles and building bricks and the use of this kiln in brick works peaked around the 1900s. The kilns were effective at firing goods but were not fuel-efficient. Source: RCAHMS contribution to SCRAN.

External Reference Neg No. 57/80/1

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