The brickyard in Stoke Goldington was located in an almost central position, behind the Lamb Public House                           (OS Ref SP839 486 East of village)

On the Ordnance Survey Maps they are shown as:-

  • “Brick field; kilns” – 1881/85  O.S. 6 inch map (1st Edn)

and

  • “Brick Works (disused)” – 1925 O.S. 25 inch map

The works comprised several brick pits, a long drying shed and 2 scotch kilns. Remains of one kiln were recorded  surviving as high as 3.5m as recently as 1990, but now all appear to have been removed. The brick pits to the north survive as a series of ponds.

Buildings adjacent to the main street may have been offices. Two large pits are probably former clay pits. (Field visit 1981)

The following names appear in the local directories as connected with bricks:

  1. 1864 – 1865.   J. Bird;  Farmer, brickmaker and maltster
  2. 1876 – 1891.   Thos. Smith; Brick & tile merchant, builder
  3. 1899 – 1907.   G. Bull & Co; Brick and tile maker

 

 

Sources:

Andrew PIKE – “Gazetteer of Buckinghamshire Brickyards 1800 – 1980”. p47 (Buckinghamshire County Museum. 1980)

Stoke Goldington Conservation Area Review. (Milton Keynes City Council. December 2021 )