Hi Robert,
Have you thought that the bricks might have come form further afield?
Could they have been made by Henry Dennis of Ruabon, near Wrexham? He
was originally from Cornwall and moved up to the Llangollen area to
build a tramway and incline for John Taylor's. Dennis then stayed in the
area running and owning coal mines, brickworks and even Snailbeach Lead
mine in Shropshire for a while. If he had contacts in Cornwall and Devon
it is possible that he may have supplied them with bricks, although a
date of 1850s would seem to be a little early for him, as he didn't
start his Hafod Brick and Tile works until 1878 (incidentally it is
still going - the last one in the area)
>In my current excavations at Morwellham Quay, I've been finding several bricks
>marked DENNIS. These appear to be 1850s and are the same orangey-red fabric of
>the Wagstaffe bricks I queried on the list earlier in the year. I've checked
>out Dennis in the Ferguson and Thurlow book on Cornish Brickmakers and its not
>in there, so I'm hoping someone will know........
>
>Robert Waterhouse
Cheers
Kelvin Lake
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