EAW008979 ENGLAND (1947). The Keymer Brick and Tile Works, Burgess Hill, 1947. This image was marked by Aerofilms Ltd for photo editing.

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Details

Title [EAW008979] The Keymer Brick and Tile Works, Burgess Hill, 1947. This image was marked by Aerofilms Ltd for photo editing.
Reference EAW008979
Date 12-August-1947
Link
Place name BURGESS HILL
Parish BURGESS HILL
District
Country ENGLAND
Easting / Northing 532347, 119284
Longitude / Latitude -0.11538003983201, 50.957220111697
National Grid Reference TQ323193

Pins

Inholmes Park siding, for Keymer Brick & Tile, in use March 1876.

Geoff Smith
Tuesday 21st of July 2020 09:44:28 AM
Brickworks was rail connected

MB
Monday 18th of November 2013 03:22:01 PM

MB
Monday 18th of November 2013 03:21:25 PM
Unidentified transmission system, carrying clay from pit to plant

MB
Monday 18th of November 2013 03:20:46 PM

MB
Monday 18th of November 2013 03:19:47 PM
Flooded clay pit

MB
Monday 18th of November 2013 03:19:09 PM
Worked out clay pit

MB
Monday 18th of November 2013 03:18:46 PM
Excavator in clay pit

MB
Monday 18th of November 2013 03:18:09 PM

User Comment Contributions

The Keymer Brick & Tile Works had access to and from the London, Brighton & South Coast Railway (LBSCR) this enabled them to receive supplies in and transport goods out from the works.



During WW1 vast quantities of horses and mules were requisitioned by the army to transport weapons and supplies. The demand for hay and fodder was enormous to feed the livestock. From around 1915 these works were used by the Army Service Corps (ASC) as a Forage Depot and also staffed by the Women’ Forage Corps (WFC).



The WFC was formed in 1915 they were civilians but came under the control of the ASC and by 1917 their number had reached 8,000. The WFC were mainly based at British depots and army camps to tend the animal needs.

This Forage Depot was ideally placed next to the LBSCR Line. This line went east and served Lewes, Eastbourne & Hastings. The line branches off the main London / Brighton line just south of Wivelsfield Station. This junction is known as 'Keymer Junction'.



Once loaded with forage the train would then leave the works and head for Newhaven Docks via Lewes. At the docks the forage would be loaded onto ships to be transported over the Channel to France & Belgium.



During WW2 the works were used again but this time by the Navy for storage purposes.

Alan
Thursday 24th of July 2014 12:38:44 PM