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'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.

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