Iris Brickworks clay pit

HER Number:
17179

District:
Newcastle

Site Name:
Iris Brickworks clay pit

Place:
Heaton

Map Sheet:
NZ26NE

Class:
Industrial

Site Type: Broad:
Mineral Extraction Site

Site Type: Specific:
Clay Pit

General Period:
20TH CENTURY

Specific Period:
Early 20th Century 1901 to 1932

Form of Evidence:
Documentary Evidence

Description:
Clay pit associated with Standard Brick Company (1903) and later Iris Brick Works (HER 17178). Bricks used in the development of Heaton between 1903-1916 (Simonside Terrace, Wharton Terrace, Trewitt Road, Tosson Terrace, Cartington Terrace and south side of Biddlestone Road).

Easting:
427690

Northing:
566050

Grid Reference:
NZ427690566050

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
Turnbull, L, 2015, A Celebration of our Mining Heritage; Third Edition Ordnance Survey Plan, 1916