BRICKWORKS & POTTERIES
OF THE IPSWICH (Qld) REGION

  Alister J Cameron       

Welldon

Thomas and James Welldon

Operation:  c1860s to c1900s

Locations:  Mobile (temporary kilns), Pump Yard Central Ipswich, North Ipswich.

AFTER A FLOOD IN FEBRUARY 2013 A BRICK IS EXPOSED NEAR THE BRICK STORMWATER DRAIN ON THE BANK OF THE BREMER Given the article above could it be a Welldon brick?

Bricks

Description:  Orange brick with tiny black 
Condition:  A small about of crumbling on the edges.
Type:  House Brick.
Frog:  Rectangular, flat frog with angled edges and rounded corners.
Inscription:  “J.WELLDON” (indented).  Screw marks on both sides.
Origin:  Unknown.
Current Location:  Ipswich Historical Society Collection.

Description:  Rough, sandy, brown brick with large black blotches and holes.
Condition:  Frog very worn.
Type:  House Brick.
Frog:  Long, rectangular frog with inscription.
Inscription:  “WELLDON” (indented).
Origin:  Unknown.
Current Location:  Ipswich Historical Society Collection.