View showing firebox of Newcastle kiln Digital image of B/9493/11

Description View showing firebox of Newcastle kiln Digital image of B/9493/11

Date 27/8/1980

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

Catalogue Number SC 744406

Category On-line Digital Images

Copy of B 9493/11

Scope and Content Firebox in wall of 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 one of the four fireboxes of the two-chamber Newcastle kiln. Each chamber had two fireboxes, and the heat produced by the burning of fuel in these boxes was used to heat drain tiles in the kiln. The tall chimney of the kiln drew heat through each chamber. Developments in the draining of fields in the early 19th century led to there being a huge demand for draining tiles. The development of plastic field drain pipes during the 20th century was a major factor which led to the decline of Scottish drain tile works. Source: RCAHMS contribution to SCRAN.

External Reference Neg No. 57/80/11

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