Metropolitan Brickworks in Maylands

Mr Atkins and Mr Law established the Metropolitan Brickworks in 1927 on the Maylands Peninsula. The brickworks comprised of a Hoffmann Kiln, drying shed, pug mill, a brick making extruder, gatehouse, change rooms and workshops. The Hoffmann Kiln had a single 34 metre high chimney with 19 chambers. The kiln was ran 24 hours a day and 7 days week to fire the clay. The brickworks company closed down in 1983. There were plans to demolish the building but members of the public requested that it be preserved as part of the local history.

The Brickworks now fall within the boundaries of the City of Bayswater. More information is available on their webpage