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Directly underneath the Humber Bridge, this slowly decays.

"Bricks and tiles have been made along the Humber banks at Barton upon Humber for many years. In 1826 there were 4 makers of bricks and tiles. By 1842 this had increased to 5 and by 1851 it had grown so much that there were 78 men and boys working full time in the industry. of course the end of Brick Tax in 1850 would have increased the demand greatly. By 1892 there were 13 brick and tile manufacturers along the riverbank. From west to east these were Ness End Brick and Tile Yard, West Field Brick Works, Humber Brick and Tile Works, Barton Tileries, Morris's Yard, Dinsdale-Ellis-Wilson Yard, Garside's Yard, Blyth's Ings Yard, Burton's Yard, Mackrill's (Briggs) Yard, Pioneer Yard, Hoe Hill Yard and Spencer's Yard. When tile and brick making was at its peak clay was dug in the winter when it was wet and tiles were made in the spring (after the last frost) and summer. Any frost damaged tiles were re-used to make bricks. It was around this time (late 17th and the 18th century) that the old mud and stud with thatched roofing buildings were being replaced with new brick and tile roofing buildings in Barton, leading in part to the explosion in brick and tile making along the Humber bank."

They have a website ( http://www.williamblyth.co.uk/ ), and also ( http://inbarton.110mb.com/bricktile.htm ), but the works is still derelict on the Humber, but I believe the ings Yard site is still producing..

















A smallish bridge nearby