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CLAY BRICK - ARMADALE

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c. 1913 - 1930

Overview

Mainly red, rectangular shaped pressed single frog brick with the manufacturers name [ARMADALE] stamped therein. One end is blued and misshapen giving the brick the name ''clinker''.

Historical information

Found at 9 Beckingham Street, Beckenham at the rear of the premises where the old laundry had been demolished.

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-33-COA2010.66

Item type

Buildings

Themes

People

Social History

Material

Clay

Width

244 mm

Height or length

97 mm

Depth

104 mm

Inscriptions and markings

ARMADALE

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Statement of significance

Historic: When the brickworks opened, the frogs bore the stamp of both Coombe and Whiting until Whiting was bought out and Coombe became the sole name in the frog. In 1913, he sold the brickworks to Robert Law, owner of the Metro Brick Company, and Armadale appeared in the frog.
Provenance: It was used to build a wash house at 9 Beckingham Street in Beckenham.

Comparative significance criteria

Interpretive capacity

Rare or representative

Well provenanced

Last modified

Thursday, 18 July, 2024

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