Alteryn Coping Brick, Chepstow Road 21 June 2017
An Alteryn coping brick on the wall at the Almhouses on Stow Hill, Newport, is marked just "Alteryn Newport".
Kelly’s for 1895 lists the “Alteryn Brick Co; works Alteryn, Newport” (Allt-Yr-Yn). In the 1906 Kelly’s, it had become the “Alteryn Brick, Tile & Terracotta Co Ltd” and the Directory of Quarries (DOQ) for 1937 and 1941-2 lists the “New Alteryn Brick Co, Alteryn, Newport”, the last reference to this company. Post war, it was absorbed into the Star Brick & Tile empire.
This brick uses a less anglicised spelling, but falls short of the contemporary spelling "Allt-yr-Yn". Another variant seen on a brick is "Altyryn".
Alteryn Coping Brick, Chepstow Road 21 June 2017
An Alteryn coping brick on the wall at the Almhouses on Stow Hill, Newport, is marked just "Alteryn Newport".
Kelly’s for 1895 lists the “Alteryn Brick Co; works Alteryn, Newport” (Allt-Yr-Yn). In the 1906 Kelly’s, it had become the “Alteryn Brick, Tile & Terracotta Co Ltd” and the Directory of Quarries (DOQ) for 1937 and 1941-2 lists the “New Alteryn Brick Co, Alteryn, Newport”, the last reference to this company. Post war, it was absorbed into the Star Brick & Tile empire.
This brick uses a less anglicised spelling, but falls short of the contemporary spelling "Allt-yr-Yn". Another variant seen on a brick is "Altyryn".