BRICKWORKS & POTTERIES
OF THE IPSWICH (Qld) REGION

  Alister J Cameron       

Bundamba Brick & Tile Co.

Gunthorpe Brothers (Robert, Thomas & James); John Brazier

Ramsay’s Pottery was built on the site of Bundamba Brick & Tile Co.

1886 MINING MAP SHOWING WITH LOCATION OF BOTH BUNDAMBA BRICKWORKS SHOWN. https://geoscience.data.qld.gov.au/map-collection
CADASTRAL MAP OF BUNDAMBA AREA 1930 Location of Ramsay's Pottery is indicated by the arrow. It was positioned on the site of Bundamba Brick & Tile Source: https://geospatial.information.qld.gov.au/
AERIAL PHOTO OF RAMSAY'S POTTERY AREA 1963 Source: QImagery
AERIAL PHOTO 1995 The southern part of the site has been redeveloped. The large building is a new church and several new houses have been constructed. The northern block has been partly excavated. Source: QImagery Ipswich-Cunningham Hwy Connection Rd 1995 11 Oct 1995 1:3,000 Height: 488m QImagery
LOOKING NORTH EAST ACROSS EXCAVATED AREA TOWARDS NORTHERN BLOCK 2020 Photo: Alister J Cameron
PHOTO OF CHURCH LOCATED ROUGHLY ON THE SITE OF THE FORMER MAIN BUILDING OF THE POTTERY 2012 It is possible that the concrete foundation in the foreground might be leftover from former times. Photo: Alister J Cameron

Bricks

The bricks below were presumably made at Bundamba, but which brickworks is still unclear..

Description:  Brown brick with tiny, black, indented blotches.  One end glossy.
Condition:  Some crumbling.
Type:  House brick?
Frog:  Shallow, flat frog with inscription and screw marks each end.
Inscription:  “B” (broad, indented).
Origin:  Residence, Bergin St, Booval.
Current Location:  My Collection.

Description:  Smooth, white brick with tiny specks and black smudges.
Condition:
Type:  House Brick or Kiln Brick.
Frog:  Shallow, rectangular, slightly-rounded frog with inscription. Large screw marks each end of frog.
Inscription:  “B” (broad, indented).
Origin:  Residence, Bergin St, Booval.
Current Location:  My Collection.

Description:  White, Angular Brick.
Condition:  Some crumbling and worn surface.
Type:  Kiln Arch Brick
Frog:  Shallow, double rectangular depression with inscription one side.  Flat on rear.
Inscription:  Broad “B” indentation.  Raised screw marks each side.
Origin:  Fernie Creek Cutting, Swanbank.
Current Location:  My Collection