Hamblet Coping Brick, Railway Station, Station Hill, Bridgend 24 March 2018
Joseph Hamblet blue-black coping bricks on the station wall. These Hamblet coping bricks, frequently seen around railway stations, are often dated, but not in this instance.
The Hamblet works in West Bromwich, was founded in 1851 when Joseph Hamblet acquired part of the Piercy estate at Ireland Green, becoming the largest brickworks in this area of West Bromwich. The firm specialised in blue bricks, but produced many other types as well. In 1898, four years after Hamblet's death, it became Hamblet's Blue Brick Co Ltd. The firm closed down in 1915 and the estate was sold off in 1919.
Hamblet Coping Brick, Railway Station, Station Hill, Bridgend 24 March 2018
Joseph Hamblet blue-black coping bricks on the station wall. These Hamblet coping bricks, frequently seen around railway stations, are often dated, but not in this instance.
The Hamblet works in West Bromwich, was founded in 1851 when Joseph Hamblet acquired part of the Piercy estate at Ireland Green, becoming the largest brickworks in this area of West Bromwich. The firm specialised in blue bricks, but produced many other types as well. In 1898, four years after Hamblet's death, it became Hamblet's Blue Brick Co Ltd. The firm closed down in 1915 and the estate was sold off in 1919.