The Shaugh Bridge clay processing complex was built between 1870 and 1895 in three different phases and closed down in 1952. The clay came from near Cadover Bridge having flowed in ‘water suspension’ (similar to the Red Lake operation) to settling tanks and thickening tanks before being kiln dried, cut and loaded onto carts for onward transportation. The fine white clay and the associated sandy waste products is also believed to have been used in the Shaugh Brick Works across the river (Plym) where there was a tunnel kiln which was first fired in 1880.
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