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City of Armadale - History House > Records

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

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-33-COA2010.66

Item type

Themes

People
Social History

Material

Width

244 mm

Height or length

97 mm

Depth

104 mm

Inscriptions and markings

ARMADALE

Keywords

ARMADALE Brownies

COOMBE T & WHITING J

METRO Brick Company

Year

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

City of Armadale - History House

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