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St Julian's Coping Brick, Bassaleg Road, Newport 21 April 2015

A St Julian's 180 coping brick on Bassaleg Road.

 

It is known that this brickworks was operating and supplying bricks in the 1890s, and a wall at Big Pit, Blaenavon has a St Julian’s brick in it. Kelly’s for 1881 has an entry for “G Howard, St Julian’s, Christchurch, Newport” which may be connected. Kelly’s of 1895 has “St Julian’s Brick & Tile Co, Newport. The last entry held is in Kelly’s for 1926.

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Uploaded on April 21, 2015
Taken on April 21, 2015