Site of 19th century Brickworks at Rhine Hill

Description of this historic site

The site of a brickworks where bricks were made on an industrial scale during the Imperial period. The brickyard cottages have been restored. The site was 500m north of Long Itchington, at Rhine Hill.

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Notes about this historic site

1 The brickyards were commenced in the mid 19th century and were owned by William Witherington, a member of the family who worked the Keuper Marl clay which comprised the N part of the parish. In White’s Directory of 1874 William Witherington is described as a ‘Brick, Drainpipe and Quarry Manufacturer’. The kiln and horse-operated pugmill were still in position in 1910, but the works had ceased operation. The Brickyard Cottages were restored in 1974.