Comments on: Photos wanted of Lumley Brickworks

By: bill atkinson

bill atkinson — Sun, 06 Nov 2011 13:58:08 +0000

roland . my father billatkinson and bill rutherford ran the tennis tournament for years at burnmoor cc all our family learned to walk on bcc in the summer months,we wre all ball boys there.

By: bill atkinson

bill atkinson — Sun, 06 Nov 2011 13:52:30 +0000

my grandfather was manager of lumley brickworks ,some time in the 1920 s / 1930 s his name george thurwell he lived in redburn row where rainton bridge estate is. my mother was born there and me and the the family are all fence houses born

By: tech

tech — Thu, 09 Jun 2011 19:28:11 +0000

Hi Andrew
I remember your Dad, I can remember seeing him occasionally but not to speak as he was the Big Boss. I just remember would mention his name and we all had to look as if we were working. I am still waiting for photos or anything we can put on the website regarding Lumley Brickworks.

By: Andrew Coggings

Andrew Coggings — Mon, 06 Jun 2011 20:45:49 +0000

Good evening,

Just to say how pleased I was to find this website. Hopefully you of you will recall my father, Joe Coggings, who ran Lumley Brickworks until his sad death in the late 1980′s.
I can remember many of the loyal men who worked for him, including Jim Garside, Jack Perry, Gordon Walker etc etc. Although I was only a child when my father ran the brickworks, the people who worked there were an important part of my growing up.
I spent many a Sunday lunch sat with a coke in the lounge at The Dun Cow, waiting for the result of the domino card.
I now live in Brighton but am very pleased to have found this site.
Regards to you all

By: Mr. Roland Mawston

Mr. Roland Mawston — Wed, 25 May 2011 18:32:09 +0000

Hi , another of those students who worked there. Csilla Wilkinson worked in the offices, Garside was one of the managers, Coxon foreman with marvellous copper plate handwriting, Joe Curry sand and die man whom l covered for when he was ill, Mattie and Ronnie two drawers (who taught me how to drink!!) and finally my college friend from Stanley Jeff Carr who was setting in the old coal fired brick kiln. 1965, 66 and 67.
Just found out my father worked there prior to WW1′

But sorry no photos.

All the best from a Shiney Row lad in deepest Norfolk, who can remember tennis tournaments at Burnmoor CC. My family once owned Floaters Mill , the farm before it was a Pub.

By: John

John — Sun, 23 Jan 2011 19:09:08 +0000

Hi,

6th Pit was called Lumley 6th Pit as opposed to Lambton.

Lumley Brickworks was built on the site of the old Lumley 7th Pit over the road from Lumley 6th Pit colliery and adjacent to the Lumley 6th Pit Colliery Welfare Hall

By: tech

tech — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 12:55:02 +0000

Hi Stan
Welcome to our little world of Fence Houses
There were two brick factories. The one opposite Lambton 6th pit was called Lumley brick works, Lady Scarbourgh I think part owned this or was a major share holder. The other was Lambton brick factory near Lambton D pit. I willput the grid ref and maps on the site asap.
I hope this helps

By: Stan

Stan — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 07:41:04 +0000

Hi
Unfortunately, I haven’t any photographs of the brick works. But I am interested in it’s location. Grid references, in historical books, put it as being near Lambton D pit and the coke works, on the East of the Leamside line. Others suggest it was on the opposite side of the road from Lambton 6th pit. Can you help?
Regards
Stan