Somerset Brick and Tile Museum

Somerset Brick and Tile Museum

Location within Somerset and the United Kingdom
Established	1990s
Location	Bridgwater, Somerset
Coordinates	51°07′43″N 2°59′38″W / 51.1285°N 2.9938°W

The Somerset Brick and Tile Museum is in Bridgwater, Somerset, and is administered by The South West Heritage Trust.

The museum is dedicated to the Brick and Tile Industry of Somerset.

It incorporates the last surviving 'pinnacle kiln' in Bridgwater, which dates from the 19th century, and has been designated as a Scheduled Ancient Monument and grade II* listed building.^[1] It used to be one of six at the former Barham Brothers' Yard at East Quay. It was last fired in 1965, the year that the works closed.

Demonstrated inside are the tools, methods and processes involved in making a variety of bricks, tiles, and terracotta plaques.^[2]

References

1. "Brick kiln East Quay". Images of England. Retrieved 2007-10-30.
2. Somerset Brick and Tile Museum, Bridgwater entry on Culture24. Retrieved 9 December 2009.

External links

• Somerset Brick & Tile Museum from Somerset County Council
• Somerset Brick & Tile Museum from Sedgemoor District Council