Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor,

I enjoyed Peter Tann’s thoroughly documented research on The Brickmaking Industry in Kent (Archaeologia Cantiana 2020) having researched the history of bricks in an attempt to enable archaeologists to date them on site. But as Sittingbourne is 30 miles west of the East Kent coast, I’m surprised Peter refers to them more than once as the brickmakers of East Kent whereas the brickmakers of East Kent are not mentioned although

I appreciate that the report is up to 1900. But mention should be made of Hammill brick manufacturers from the Eastry Woodnesborough area (really East) - they started brick production in 1926 and at the peak were making 180,000 a week, only finishing in 2008.

I would call Sittingbourne and Faversham North Kent as did the solicitor quoted in the report, but that may be because I live in Broadstairs!

Where does east Kent start? To me, it is Canterbury and Ashford. Opinions invited!

Yours faithfully,

Gordon Taylor

P.S. An interesting website for brick enthusiasts (many coloured photos of them) is http://www.brocross. com/Bricks/Penmorfa/index.htm (not secure).