Stafford Coal & Iron Co Ltd

The Stafford Coal and Iron Co. Ltd. operated extensive collieries just south of Stoke-on-Trent. Stafford was one of the Great Fenton collieries which the company established in 1873 to obtain the blackstone ironstone and coal in the upper seams. The brickworks was situated north-east of the colliery towards Great Fenton and produced some very hard bricks. This example is a blue windowsill brick.