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Porth Wen Brickworks

Porth Wen Brickworks Porth Wen Brickworks - Credit: Wikimedia Commons

Porth Wen Brickworks first built by Charles E Tidy, is now a disused Victorian brickworks which produced fire bricks, made from quartzite (silica) used to line steel-making furnaces. The substantial remains include a number of buildings and the remains of some of the machinery, but has some damage from sea erosion. The site is a scheduled monument. Read more on Wikipedia

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