A PETROLOGICAL NOTE ON THE FABRIC OF SOME NINETEENTH CENTURY FIREBRICKS FROM THE DERWENTCOTE CEMENTATION FURNACE, TYNE AND WEAR
Author(s): D F Williams
A petrological examination was made of several refractory firebricks from Derwentcote cementation furnace, many of them close to vitrification. This was built between 1720 and 1748 and probably had its last firing in the mid 1870's. Two of the firebricks sampled were stamped with different manufacturers names, and the remainder probably also came from a variety of sources. An interesting feature to come out of the examination was that all of the firebricks contained irregular pieces of grog, i.e. crushed up fragments of old firebricks or fired clay. This technique is mentioned in an 1850's treatise on brick and tile making.
- Report Number:
- 65/1993
- Series:
- AML Reports (New Series)
- Pages:
- 4
- Keywords:
- Ceramic Ceramic Building Material Petrology
