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Description: Furness Brick Company, Askam-in-Furness, near to Askam in Furness, Cumbria, Great Britain. This is probably the last remaining coal-fired traditional brickworks in the UK. It produces a range of handcrafted bricks particularly aimed at the conservation market. This type of kiln is known as a Hoffmann kiln; it consists of a number of chambers which are used in turn through the firing cycle, giving efficient use of the heat produced.
Title: Furness Brick Company, Askam-in-Furness - geograph.org.uk - 411249
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