View showing N side of new kiln (28 chambers) Digital image of B 10031/11

Description View showing N side of new kiln (28 chambers) Digital image of B 10031/11

Date 10/7/1980

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

Catalogue Number SC 744482

Category On-line Digital Images

Copy of B 10031/11

Scope and Content Hoffman kiln, Newmains Brick Works, Morningside, North Lanarkshire Newmains Brick Works Ltd started Newmains Brick Works in 1934 and operated the business until sometime after World War II when Caledonian Brick Company took over. The Scottish Brick Corporation became the owner in 1978 and ran the works till its closure on 15 February 1980. This shows the north side of the 'new kiln' which was the 28-chamber Hoffman continuous kiln built in 1964. This was the second kiln built, the first being the 'old kiln' which was the 18-chamber Hoffman continuous kiln. The chimney in the background of the photograph provided the induced draught for the new kiln. 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. 42/80/11

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