Somerset Brick and Tile Museum
Somerset Brick and Tile Museum, East Quay, Bridgwater TA6 4DB
Description
The Museum tells the story of brick and tile making, one of the many labour-intensive industries once found in Somerset. At the heart of the Museum is one of the only traditional brick kilns to survive in southern England. It was one of six at the former Barham Brothers’ Yard in East Quay, Bridgwater, and was last fired in 1965.
Bridgwater produced an impressive variety of bricks, tiles, terracotta plaques and other wares that created the look of many Somerset towns. The kiln is a Scheduled Ancient Monument and was saved from destruction in the 1990s.
Location information
Type of Location
| Historic |
| Industrial/Commercial |
| Urban |
Address details
| Property address | Somerset Brick and Tile Museum, East Quay, Bridgwater TA6 4DB |
| County | Somerset |
| What Three Words | shopping.trials.grounding |
| Approx travel time from Bristol | 1 hour |
| Approx travel time from London | 3 hours |
Property details
| Property status | Operational |
| Access | Access via town centre, no restrictions. |
| Access restrictions | Open as a museum every Tuesday. |
| Noise | Adjacent to builder merchants. |
| Parking | One-site for six vehicles, town centre park and display parking available. |
| Parking detail | Six private hard spaces on, site usually for visitors. Town centre pay and display nearby. |
Representative and contact details
| Representative | Beth Jerrett, South West Heritage Trust |
| Representative type | Tenant |
| Phone | 01823 278805 |
| beth.jerrett@swheritage.org.uk | |
| Website | www.somersetbrickandtilemuseum.org.uk |
Gallery
Somerset Brick and Tile Museum, brick kiln
Somerset Brick and Tile Museum, external
Somerset Brick and Tile Museum, internal
Film location
| Address | Somerset Brick and Tile Museum, East Quay, Bridgwater TA6 4DB |