'Mussels', Modiolus scalprum
Mussel shells, Modiolus scalprum.
Lower Jurassic: ?Charmouth Mudstone Formation, Napton.
Napton on the Hill. Clay Pit works
View of the brickworks and kilns at the clay pits. Napton on the Hill. 1950s
Napton on the Hill. Clay Pit works
'Green' tiles being pushed from the dry sheds on the left, to the kilns, at the clay pits, Napton on the Hill. 1950s
["Tricky" Hancox is the person pushing the tiles.]
Napton on the Hill. Sorting tiles from the Kilns
Sorting and inspecting the fired tiles, knocking them apart and rejecting waste (tile with X is the standard). The job was done in the open air as good lighting was necessary. Napton on the Hill. 1950s...
Napton on the Hill. Tile kilns
Napton on the Hill. 'Setting' or filling a kiln with 'green' tiles. The kilns are fired slowly for the first two days, and the firing tested by the trial samples at the top (above the fire-bricks) which ...
Napton on the Hill. Trucks of clay at the tile kilns
Trucks of clay being conveyed by 'line' from the Middle Lias Terrace to the works at ground level at the clay pits, Napton on the Hill. 1950s
Napton on the Hill. Workers from the brickyards
Group of workers from the brickworks, Napton on the Hill. 1940s
Napton on the Hill. Workers in the clay pit quarry
Workers in the clay pit quarry, Napton on the Hill. 1920s
Napton on the Hill. Workers in the tile kilns
Workers in the tile kilns, Napton on the Hill. On the left a continuous strip of clay is cut into lengths. It is then carried to the cutting machine (man with 4in hand). The cutting machine then cuts ...
Napton on the Hill. Workmen at the clay pit
Group of workmen in front of a kiln at the clay works in Napton on the Hill. 1900s
Napton on the Hill. Workmen at the clay pit
Group of workmen at the clay works in Napton on the Hill. 1900s
'Scallop' shell, Pseudopecten aequivalis
Scallop shell, Pseudopecten aequivalis.
Lower Jurassic: ?Charmouth Mudstone Formation,
Napton.
Donated by S.S. Stanley.