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13-681: Maylands Brickworks is a historical brickworks factory in Maylands , Western Australia . It operated between 1927 and 1983. The brickworks were developed by Robert Law and King Atkins, who had previously started a brickworks in Helena Vale . The brickworks opened in 1927 when the Maylands peninsula was largely undeveloped. The only other significant structure at the time was the Maylands Aerodrome , and both were surrounded by farmland. The Maylands site

26-428: A very fine anthracite that aids firing. This process, also known as pugmilling , improves the consistency, firing qualities, texture, and colour of the brick. From here, the processed clay can either be extruded into a continuous strip and cut with wires, or be put into moulds or presses (also referred to as forming ) to form the clay into its final shape. After the forming or cutting, the bricks must be dried - in

39-456: The 1968 Meckering earthquake , one of the kilns was damaged, and subsequently demolished. Operations ceased in 1983, with plans to demolish the site. Community opposition led to the brickworks being preserved, and the clay pits turned into artificial lakes (Lake Bungaree and Lake Bungana). The site was fenced, preventing public access, and the adjacent land redeveloped into a residential area. Various studies before closure and after were made of

52-471: The following: Bricks were originally made by hand, and that practice continues in developing countries and with a few specialty suppliers. Large industrial brickworks supply clay from a quarry, moving it by conveyor belt or truck / lorry to the main factory, although it may be stockpiled outside before entering the machinery. When the clay enters the preparation plant (Clay Prep) it is crushed, and mixed with water and other additives which may include breeze,

65-576: The gaps in the bricks, ensuring all were properly fired. The process emitted noxious fumes. By the 1980s, it was mostly automated, and one of the most sophisticated operations in Australia. The Maylands Brickworks were listed as a heritage site on the State Register on 9 February 1996, and on the City of Bayswater Municipal Inventory on 17 June 1997. What remains of the site is generally in good condition, and are

78-629: The industry which eventually saw a shift from hand craft to mechanized production. Their machines were manufactured at the Westgate Common Foundry in Wakefield and were sold throughout the United Kingdom as well as many oversees markets such as Australia, South Africa and Germany. The company also made steam engines, colliery winding gear and exhibited in the 1862 London International Exhibition. In 1972 Bradley & Craven, amalgamated with

91-482: The open air, in drying sheds, or in special drying kilns. The dried bricks must then be fired or "burnt" in a kiln, to give them their final hardness and appearance. In the mid-nineteenth century the development of automated brickmaking machines such as the Bradley & Craven Ltd "Stiff-Plastic Brickmaking Machine" revolutionised the brick-manufacturing process. As of 2016 , one of the largest single brickworks site in

104-654: The original structures. Restoration of arches of the kiln was completed with original bricks found on-site. In 2017, the City of Bayswater local government and the State Heritage Office were considering redevelopment options to activate the site. Options were proposed in April 2018: residential developments, with small commercial spaces on the ground floor; a clubhouse space for the adjacent golf course; and rezoning to public open space, as an "urban square". The golf clubhouse option

117-486: The site. The Maylands Brickworks would excavate clay on-site, which would be refined and mixed with water into a paste in the pug mill , inside a large building made from wood and corrugated iron. The mixture was then sent through an extruder to make bricks, which were cut and left to dry inside the immense drying sheds. Once dried out, the bricks – which were already hard – were arranged in the kilns, covered with powdered coal, and fired . The powdered coal would get between

130-573: The world able to manufacture one million bricks per day stands on the banks of the Swan River in Perth in Western Australia . Zigzag brick kilns are recommended over traditional brick kilns because they consume less coal. In the past, clay was often transported from the quarry to the brickworks by narrow gauge railway or aerial ropeway . Bradley %26 Craven Ltd Bradley & Craven Ltd

143-510: Was a manufacturing company specializing in brickmaking machinery in Wakefield England. It was founded in 1843 by two young engineers, William Craven and Richard Bradley to manufacture what was then revolutionary machinery for automating clay brick production. Their 1853 patented ‘Stiff-Plastic Brickmaking Machine’ in combination with the Hoffman continuous kiln were responsible for changes in

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156-404: Was considered ideal as the peninsula had an abundance of clay, and was close to the Perth central business district but isolated from suburban residential areas. In the 1940s it was claimed to be one of the most modern operations in Australia at that time. Construction works were extensive, excavating two large-scale clay pits, two large Hoffman kilns , and an assembly of drying sheds. During

169-535: Was the Department of Planning, Lands and Heritage preferred option, when it released a feasibility study in May 2019. The City of Bayswater rejected the clubhouse concept, which would have included a high density residential development on the site, and decided to terminate the joint redevelopment project in favour of investigating alternative community usages for the site. Brickworks Most brickworks have some or all of

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