King's Dyke Works, Whittlesey &copy; David P Howard

2016

TL2497 : King's Dyke Works, Whittlesey

taken 8 years ago, 3 km from Whittlesey, Cambridgeshire, England

This is 1 of 2 images, with title King's Dyke Works, Whittlesey in this square

King's Dyke Works, Whittlesey

Part of the brick manufacturing works run by Forterra Building Products.
Taken during a site visit organised as part of the Geograph AGM 2016 weekend.

Forterra Brickworks, Kings Dyke

The King's Dyke brickworks is the last operational of several such productions sites in the Whittlesey area. It concentrates on production of the classic "London brick" produced from the Oxford Clay found in the area, using natural clay with no added water. The bricks are fired in "Hoffman" type brick kilns. The works was opened in 1969 in a worked out clay pit, and is currently operated by the Forterra group.

Photos taken on 24 June 2016 on a guided tour of the site for Geograph contributors.

Geographical Context: Industry Flat landscapes Primary Subject: Factory

This photo is linked from: Articles: · Images shortlisted for POTY, 2016 Automatic Clusters: · Whittlesey and Brick Works [9] · Part of the Geograph AGM 2016 Weekend [3] Title Clusters: · King's Dyke Works, Whittlesey [2] ·

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Grid Square: TL2497, 52 images (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer: David P Howard (more nearby)
Date Taken: Friday, 24 June, 2016 (more nearby)
Submitted: Sunday, 26 June, 2016
Subject Location: OSGB36: TL 2434 9758 [10m precision]
WGS84: 52:33.7113N 0:10.0290W
Camera Location: OSGB36: TL 2430 9754
View Direction: Northeast (about 45 degrees)