Brick Making in and around Lower Gornal and Himley in the Black Country West Midlands


Navigation Home Where is Gornal Local History Family History Gallery Old News We Need... Dialect 'its a loff aye it' Other Stuff Links Donate About Contact The Black Country Flag	Landmarks ~ Churches ~ Pubs ~ Shops ~ Amenities ~ Dwellings ~ Events ~ Schools ~ Sports Industrial ~ Transport ~ Folklore ~ Families ~ Gallery - Industrial ~ Gas Works ~ Clifford Williams ~ Engineering ~ Mining ~ Quarrying ~ Bricks ~ Print ~ Works Brick Works Baggeridge Brick ~ Samuel Collins ~ E.P.Cartwright ~ Gibbons Dibdale Works ~ Waterfield's ~ Other Samuel John Collins, Brick & Tile Works, Gornal Wood. Samuel John Collins, followed by his son Samuel John Collins and several other members of the Collins family were involved in brick making in Gornal. 1865. Samuel John Collins, brick maker, Barr's Meadow, Lower Gornal. [Jones Trade Directory] This small concern predates the Gas Works in Musk Lane. A brick manufactured by Collins, Gornal Wood . Photo: courtesy of Martyn Fretwell When the Gas Works was established around 1865, Collins set up his Brick and Tile Works on the Himley Road, near Summit Place. The brick works had disappeared by the 1920s. Map c1900. Several households in Brook Bank Road were were involved in brick making. ~	this aye fur noggin yeds Gasworks