Clay crusher house, formerly the most important structure at the works (nprn 40776) and central to the function of the brick-making process. The engine/crusher house is a four-storey brick-built structure under a pitched slated roof; a timber-trestle incline still mostly intact carried the tramway tracks into the building at third floor level. Internally the crusher house is completely gutted and devoid of features likely to give some indication as to its equipment or former purpose. However, there are remains of iron floor joists, cut off flush with the walls, some joist holes, and oil staining where line-shafting bearings have been removed and bricked-up.
Site visited B.A.Malaws, RCAHMW, 21 January 1993.
DE/Industrial/SJ34NW from B.A. Malaws.
C.H.Nicholas, RCAHMW, 5/07/2004.