stewartby

Stewartby brickworks was home to the world’s biggest kiln and produced 18 million bricks at the height of production. BJ Forder & Son opened the first brickworks in Wootton Pillinge in 1897. Wootton Pillinge was renamed Stewartby in 1937 in recognition of the Stewart family who had been...

Nestled in Stewartby, Bedfordshire, around 51 miles from Central London is this former brick making factory. The factory was situated in the area as that was where the best clay was, and a huge communal workforce lived right next to the factory in purpose built homes. A bit of History here...