Brickworks
Part 1 of 2
| Time | Topics described |
| 00:00:00 | Tape Introduction |
| 00:00:17 | Start of Burwell Brickworks in 1840 |
| 00:00:19 | Paul’s relatives moving to Burwell to work at the Brickworks |
| 00:01:16 | Start of a separate Brickworks in Burwell for conservation work |
| 00:01:34 | Previous Brickworks in Burwell |
| 00:02:40 | Brick pits |
| 00:03:01 | Brickworks on factory road |
| 00:03:10 | Moving the clay after being dug up |
| 00:05:27 | New machinery |
| 00:06:30 | Loading head |
| 00:09:05 | What happened to the pit after the Brickworks closed |
| 00:10:03 | Aerial ropeway buckets |
| 00:11:01 | Making the bricks |
| 00:13:37 | Roles |
| 00:13:56 | Rotary dryer |
| 00:14:57 | Conveyer |
| 00:15:50 | Grinding pans |
| 00:18:27 | Brick press |
| 00:20:21 | Tray of bricks going into the kiln |
| 00:21:40 | Bricks used to make the kiln |
| 00:22:35 | Firing pattern |
| 00:24:21 | Adjusting the temperature of the kiln |
| 00:24:46 | How the kiln works with the chimneys |
| 00:27:30 | End of Burwell Brickworks part 1 |
Part 2
| Time | Topics described |
| 00:00:00 | Start of Burwell Brickworks part 2 |
| 00:00:03 | Tape introduction |
| 00:00:13 | Paul’s time working at Burwell Brickworks |
| 00:00:30 | More on how the kiln works |
| 00:07:48 | Emptying the kiln in the yard |
| 00:09:12 | Staffordshire kiln |
| 00:10:10 | Yard at the Brickworks |
| 00:11:18 | Recognising faces in photos |
| 00:12:23 | Images of the kiln |
| 00:12:55 | Different grades of bricks |
| 00:13:30 | Winter at the Brickworks |
| 00:14:29 | Frost |
| 00:15:37 | Closing of the Brickworks |
| 00:16:05 | Competing with Bedfordshire clay |
| 00:17:24 | Competition from other companies |
| 00:17:43 | Colchester owned the Brickworks originally |
| 00:18:24 | Ipstock brought the Brickworks |
| 00:19:40 | Burwell people lost their jobs when the Brickworks close |
| 00:20:20 | Surrounding villages all had their own Brickworks |
| 00:20:54 | Ely Bricks |
| 00:21:47 | Oysters in the clay |
| 00:22:43 | Haddenham Clay |
| 00:23:10 | Workers moved on to get other jobs |
| 00:24:50 | Tiles on Ely Cathedral roof |
| 00:26:00 | Start making Burwell tiles |
| 00:27:30 | Received funding to setup making tiles |
| 00:29:17 | Secured a building to setup the equipment |
| 00:30:30 | Recycled office equipment |
| 00:32:10 | Apprentice |
| 00:32:42 | Fully setup making money |
| 00:33:13 | Staff |
| 00:33:25 | Paul’s proud of his achievements |
| 00:34:00 | End of Tape |