Reade Brickworks, Aldeburgh

The Aldeburgh brickworks had produced quality hand made bricks from 1648 until 2011 when it had become uneconomic and was closed. The site is now being redeveloped and a visit was made just before the kilns were to be demolished. There is a bank of four open-topped oil fired kilns that held between 40 and 45 thousand bricks each. Also on site is an older coal fired kiln that has been derelict for many years.