BRICKWORKS & POTTERIES
OF THE IPSWICH (Qld) REGION

  Alister J Cameron       

Claypave: Bricks & Pavers

A DISPLAY AT CLAYPAVE IN BETTER DAYS DATE UNKNOWN. Source: Unknown.
A PRESENTATION OF CLAYPAVE PAVERS INCLUDING HOW THEY CAN BE ARRANGED. Source: Apollo Landscaping web sie.
AD FOR CLAYPAVE PAVERS. The fact that it says "Reduced to Clear" may reflect that by this time the brickworks were closed.
THE SITE OFFICE IN 2024 The large outside display area is still intact. Photo: Alister J Cameron.
AN ADDITIONAL OUT SIDE BRICK DISPLAY 2024 Photo: Alister J Cameron
PRESENTATIONS IN THE FORMER CLAYPAVE DISPLAY ROOM IN THE OFFICE COMPLEX 2024 Note the brick moulds being used as shelving. Photos: Alister J Cameron
MY CLAYPAVE COLLECTION 2024

Bricks

STANDARD UNFIRED (GREEN) HOUSE BRICKS The rear brick had been left out in the rain and so is eroded. Photo: Alister J Cameron.
PILE OF UNFIRED BRICKS WITHIN THE OLD BUILDING COMPLEX 2024 Claypave Brickworks site. Photo: Alister J Cameron

Description:  Smooth, orange brick with tiny grains.
Condition:  Fully intact.
Type:  House Brick
Frog:  Deep, narrow frog with slanted edges.
Inscription: None
Origin:  Display Room, Claypave Brickworks Site.
Current Location:  My Collection.

Description:  Light-Grey Brick with Tiny Grains
Condition:  Crumbled edges.
Type: House Brick.
Frog:  Deep, narrow frog with slanted sides.
Inscription:  None
Origin:  Claypave Brickworks site.
Current Location:  My Collection.

Description:  Orange Brick
Condition:  Fully intact.
Type:  House Brick.
Frog: Eight round cores.
Inscription:  None.
Origin:  Display Room, Claypave Brickworks site.
Current Location:  My Collection.

Description:  Dark Grey Bull-Nose Brick
Condition:  Fully intact.
Type:  House Brick
Frog:  Eight cores; one smaller than others.
Inscription:  None
Origin:  Display Room, Claypave Brickworks site.
Current Location:  My Collection.

Description:  Orange brick with dark specks.  Depth slightly less than standard.
Condition:  Fully intact.
Type:  House Brick.
Frog:  Three cores: middle one smaller than others.
Inscription:  None
Origin:  Claypave Brickworks site.
Current Location:  My Collection.

Description:  Long, narrow, dark-coloured brick.
Dimensions:  23.0 x 7.5 x 7.0 cm.
Condition: Fully intact.
Type:  House Brick
Frog:  Five square cores.
Inscription:  None
Origin:  Brick pile, Claypave Brickworks site.
Current Location:  My Collection

Blocks

Description:  Brown, speckled, hollow block
Condition:  Fully intact.
Type:  Building block.
Frog:  Two large, square cores with narrow core in the middle.
Inscription:  None.
Origin:  Brick pile, Claypave Brickworks site.
Current Location:  My Collection.

Description:  Dark-brown, speckled, hollow block.
Condition:  Fully intact.
Type:  Building block.
Frog:  One large semi-circular core.
Inscription:  None.
Origin:  Claypave Brickworks site.
Current Location:  My Collection.

Description:  Large, tan-coloured, block.
Dimensions:  25 x 24 x 11 cm.
Condition:  Fully intact.
Type:  Building Block
Frog:  Large, diagonal, cored-out design.
Inscription:  None
Origin:  Display Room, Claypave Brickworks site.
Current Location:  My Collection.

Pavers

Description:  Flat plate paver.
Dimensions:  23.0 x 11.5 x 3.2 cm
Condition: Fully intact.
Type:  Flat Plate Paver
Frog:  None.
Inscription:  “NEW PRODUCT JULY 2008”  “FLAT PLATE PAVER” (Written)
Origin:  Display Room, Claypave Brickworks site.
Current Location:  My Collection.

Description:  Light-brown paver with tiny, black specks.  Top: deliberately roughened. Four blackened squares both long edges and end. Inscription one end.
Dimensions:  23.0 x 11.5 x 4.0 cm
Condition:  Fully intact.
Type:  Paver.
Frog:  None.
Inscription:  “X10G” (indented one end)
Origin:  Claypave Brickworks site.
Current Location:  My Collection

Description:  Brown paver with tiny specks.  Projections on every edge.
Dimensions:  23.0 cm 11.0 x 6.2 cm
Condition:  One corner broken off.
Type:  Paver.
Frog:  None
Inscription:  “C3C” ? “X387” (indented one end)
Origin:  Claypave Brickworks site.
Current Location:  My Collection

INSTRUCTIONS FOR SETTING UP WELKO PRESS FOR PRODUCTION OF A PARTICULAR PAVER TYPE.

Description:  Light brown paver.  Top deliberately roughened.  Divided in half by indented line.  Projections one long side and two ends.  Two dark squares one long side; darkened opposite side.
Dimensions:  
Condition:  Some crumbling.
Type:  Paver.
Frog:  None.
Inscription:  “X04T” (indented one end).
Origin:  Claypave Brickworks site.
Current Location:  My Collection.

Description:  Smooth, brown paver.
Dimensions:  22.8 x 11.1 x 4.0 cm
Condition:  Fully intact.
Type:  Paver
Frog:  None apart from inscriptions.
Inscription:  On front: “Proudly engraved by” “SIGNATURE” “==ENGRAVING== “Ph: 1800 074 289” One end: “XO1R” (indented).
Origin:  Display Room, Claypave Brickworks site.
Current Location:  My Collection.

Description:  Small, narrow, tan-coloured paver.  Some black specks.
Dimensions:  23.0 x 5.5 x 3.2 cm
Condition:   Fully intact.
Type:  Paver.
Frog:  None.
Inscription:  “X  1”
Origin:  Brick pile, Claypave Brickworks site.
Current Location:  My Collection.

Description:  Set of six coloured pavers-bricks.  One of both edges deliberately roughened. Blackened squares on both sides except for Orange Paver.
Dimensions:  20.0 x 10.0 x 5.0 cm
Condition:  Fully intact.
Type:  Paver or Shallow Brick.
Frog:  None.
Inscription:  “Y 01” one one end of far left paver.
Origin:  Display Room, Claypave Brickworks site.
Current Location:  My Collection.

Description:  Dark-brown, long paver or brick.  One long edge deliberately roughened.  Three burnt squares both sides.
Dimensions:  40 x 10 x 5 cm
Condition: Fully intact.
Type:  Paver or Brick.
Frog:  None
Inscription:  None
Origin: Display Room, Claypave Brickworks site.
Current Location:  My Collection.

Description:  Long, dark-brown, speckled paver or brick
Dimensions:  47 x 11 x 5 cm
Condition:  Fully intact.
Type:  Paver or narrow brick.
Frog:  None
Inscription:  None
Origin:  Display room, Claypave Brickworks site.
Current Location:  My Collection.

Description:  Long, brown, rough paver.  Some impurities.  Drag marks one side.
Dimensions:  46.7cm x 11.5 cm x 4.0 cm.
Condition:  Fully intact.
Type:  Paver; but possibility also of being a kiln tile.
Frog:  None.
Inscription:  None.
Origin:  Claypave Brickworks site.
Current Location:  My Collection.

Description:  Long, Brown Angular Brick.  
Dimensions:  Semi-circular cut-out off-centre.
Condition:  Fully intact.
Type:
Frog:  None.
Inscription:  None.
Origin:  Claypave Brickworks site.
Current Location:  My Collection.

Description:  Brown, Speckled, Six-sided, Terracotta Water Pipe.
Dimensions:  L: 30 cm x Diam Outer: 12.5-14.0 cm Inner: 8.6 cm
Condition:  Fully intact.
Type:  Water Pipe.
Frog:  None.
Inscription:  None.
Origin:  Display Room, Claypave Brickworks site.
Current Location:  My Collection.

Description:  Light-brown, curved paver.  Tiny specks.  Three darkened squares on edge.  End expanded at curve. Dashes under hump. Other end with inscription.
Dimensions:  22.5 x 11.0 x 4-5 cm
Condition:  Fully intact
Type:  Edging Paver
Frog:  None.
Inscription: “J 456” (indented on end)
Origin:  Brick pile, Claypave Brickworks site.
Current Location:  My Collection

Description:  Brown, curved paver with tiny specks.  Concave one side. Other side: two curved lateral grooves.
Dimensions:  23.0 x 11.2 x 5.0–6.5 cm
Condition:  Crumbled edges.
Type:  Paver.
Frog:  None.
Inscription:  None.
Origin: Brick pile, Claypave Brickworks site.
Current Location:  My Collection.

Description:  Light-brown curved paver.  Tiny specks.  Large blotches each end.
Dimensions:  22.7 x 15.8 x 5.2-12.2 cm
Condition:  Fully intact.
Type: Edging paver.
Frog:  None.
Inscription:  None
Origin:  Display room, Claypave Brickworks site.
Current Location:  My Collection.

Tiles

Description:  Large, light-brown paver.
Dimensions:  29.7 x 29.5 x 4.0 cm.
Condition:  Many fissures.  Some crumbling.  Large section on back missing.
Type:  Paver-Tile
Frog:  None.
Inscription:  “Y 04 610 __” (indented on edge).
Origin:  Brick pile, Claypave Brickworks site.
Current Location:  My Collection.

Description:  Light-brown, square tile paver. Black smudges.  Five narrow indented grooves on back.   One edge stamped but not decipherable.

Dimensions:  23.0 x 23.0 x 2.0 cm.
Condition:  Fully intact.
Type: Paver-Tile
Frog:  None
Inscription:  Not decipherable.
Origin:  Brick pile, Claypave Brickworks site.
Current Location:  My Collection

Description:  Large, Square, Brown Paver.  Tiny specks.  
Dimensions:  32.5 x 32.5 x 5.0 cm
Condition:  Fully intact.
Type:  Paver-Tile
Frog:  Six rectangular channels from end to end laterally.
Inscription:  None.
Origin:  Claypave Brickworks site.
Current Location:  My Collection.

Other

Description:  Light-brown, speckled, square paver.  Black smudges on base.  Inscription stamped on one edge.
Dimensions:
Condition:  Fully intact.
Type:  Paver
Frog:  Four square cores.
Inscription:  “I6” “1388”?
Origin:  Claypave Brickworks site.
Current Location:  My Collection

SPECS FOR HEXAGON PAVER

Description:  Large, brown, angular brick.  Slight drag-marks on sides.  Three lateral, indented channels on base.
Dimensions:  23.0 x 11.7 x 7-12 cm.
Condition:  Fully intact.
Type:  Brick.
Frog:  None.
Inscription:  None.
Origin: Brick pile, Claypave Brickworks site.
Current Location:  My Collection.

Other Products

DOLLY CLAY ON A PALLET Probably sold to brick-makers or potteries. Photo used as an illustration in Green Make Register; Hampton.
Rope clay" is a term for a piece of clay that has been rolled out into a long, narrow rope

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