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The Cowen Brick - probably the best brick in the world.
- "As with the well known lager advert the title caption may be tongue in cheek but in the case of Joseph Cowen's fire bricks (and industrial gas retorts) it might …
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Simon Cotterill
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Tyne and Wear HER(3434): Blaydon Burn, Cowen's Lower Brickworks
- "Brickworks were established here in 18th century and fireclay is thought to have been mined here even earlier. About 1819 Joseph Cowen, the first Chairman of the River Tyne Improvement …
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Tyne and Wear HER(1646): Blaydon Burn, Cowens Upper Brickworks
- "ocal clay was used for the manufacture of bricks in Cowen's two brickworks. The upper brickworks closed some time ago but the lower works (HER ref. 3434) continues production. The …
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Simon Cotterill
from http://www.rolyveitch.20m.com…
The Cowen Brick - probably the best brick in the world.
- "As with the well known lager advert the title caption may be tongue in cheek but in the case of Joseph Cowen's fire bricks (and industrial gas retorts) it might …
Added by
Simon Cotterill
from http://twsitelines.info/SMR/3…
Tyne and Wear HER(3434): Blaydon Burn, Cowen's Lower Brickworks
- "Brickworks were established here in 18th century and fireclay is thought to have been mined here even earlier. About 1819 Joseph Cowen, the first Chairman of the River Tyne Improvement …
Added by
Simon Cotterill
from http://twsitelines.info/SMR/1…
Tyne and Wear HER(1646): Blaydon Burn, Cowens Upper Brickworks
- "ocal clay was used for the manufacture of bricks in Cowen's two brickworks. The upper brickworks closed some time ago but the lower works (HER ref. 3434) continues production. The …
Added by
Simon Cotterill
