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This was our first 'proper' explore, visited with Urban witness.
The explore was on a windy day, so with the noises from the old buildings creaking and doors blowing shut mixed with the barking of a nearby dog you could safely say our nerves were on edge !
This is a cracking place with a good amount of old plant, machinery and vehicles. I would recommend anyone in the area to take a look.
Not sure what has been covered on this but I found this about the site in the following book :- Chesterfield Canal by Christine Richardson, John Lower
Walkeringham Brickworks. The tall chimney near smith's bridge. Once famous for high-quality bricks and pantiles. Coal from higher up the canal was delivered by boats, which were then reloaded with bricks for delivery. The lake behind the house is where the clay was extracted.
Warp. When the Walkeringham brick-trade ceased warp was produced. At low tide on the Trent, mud from the banks was shovelled into canal-boats and then brought to the old brickworks. There it was dried and sieved until it was so fine and soft it made prefect polish for cleaning the sliver of the Sheffield cutlery trade. This was the last commerical boat-traffic on the canal, ending in late 1956. Eventually dredgers and road transport took over until production of warp finished in 1981.
The most recent use of the site was as a saw mill / Shed manufacturer
The explore was on a windy day, so with the noises from the old buildings creaking and doors blowing shut mixed with the barking of a nearby dog you could safely say our nerves were on edge !
This is a cracking place with a good amount of old plant, machinery and vehicles. I would recommend anyone in the area to take a look.
History
Not sure what has been covered on this but I found this about the site in the following book :- Chesterfield Canal by Christine Richardson, John Lower
Walkeringham Brickworks. The tall chimney near smith's bridge. Once famous for high-quality bricks and pantiles. Coal from higher up the canal was delivered by boats, which were then reloaded with bricks for delivery. The lake behind the house is where the clay was extracted.
Warp. When the Walkeringham brick-trade ceased warp was produced. At low tide on the Trent, mud from the banks was shovelled into canal-boats and then brought to the old brickworks. There it was dried and sieved until it was so fine and soft it made prefect polish for cleaning the sliver of the Sheffield cutlery trade. This was the last commerical boat-traffic on the canal, ending in late 1956. Eventually dredgers and road transport took over until production of warp finished in 1981.
The most recent use of the site was as a saw mill / Shed manufacturer
