MarcD Posted August 5, 2023 Share Posted August 5, 2023 I was at Wheal Martyn China Clay museum this afternoon and noticed a photo of some wagons in Nanpean Wharf that hadn't registered before even though I have a few copies in various books. Does anyone know what they are? They both look like they are loaded with coal rather than Clay. They also have doors in the sides and ends. The photo is post 1905 and pre WW1. There was a third wagon which has a PO livery which I can't quite workout. Any suggestions? Marc Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KeithMacdonald Posted August 5, 2023 Share Posted August 5, 2023 Does the third pic says something like this? CANLEE & Co Ltd (something) BRICKS No 116 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium TrevorP1 Posted August 5, 2023 RMweb Premium Share Posted August 5, 2023 Terracotta? Coal would be for fuelling the dries. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul H Vigor Posted August 5, 2023 Share Posted August 5, 2023 (edited) 2 hours ago, KeithMacdonald said: Does the third pic says something like this? CANLEE & Co Ltd (something) BRICKS No 116 Facing Bricks? https://www.huwsgray.co.uk/building-materials/bricks/facing-bricks-10404-0000#:~:text=Facing bricks are the most,surfaces where appearance is important. Edited August 5, 2023 by Paul H Vigor to add information 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul H Vigor Posted August 6, 2023 Share Posted August 6, 2023 2 hours ago, KeithMacdonald said: Does the third pic says something like this? CANLEE & Co Ltd (something) BRICKS No 116 Canly appears to be a family name? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob83a Posted August 6, 2023 Share Posted August 6, 2023 Is it Candy & Co Heathfield. 3 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarcD Posted August 6, 2023 Author Share Posted August 6, 2023 It could be. They manufactured stuff that might need China Clay and not just ball clay so it would be possible they were there to collect a load of clay or alternatively drop off pipes etc. Makes an interesting addition to the PO wagons in Cornwall. Marc Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cctransuk Posted August 6, 2023 Share Posted August 6, 2023 20 hours ago, MarcD said: I was at Wheal Martyn China Clay museum this afternoon and noticed a photo of some wagons in Nanpean Wharf that hadn't registered before even though I have a few copies in various books. Does anyone know what they are? They both look like they are loaded with coal rather than Clay. They also have doors in the sides and ends. The photo is post 1905 and pre WW1. There was a third wagon which has a PO livery which I can't quite workout. Any suggestions? Marc Google 'Candy and Company brick terracotta' - apparently a large-scale Staffordshire producer of glazed tiles, etc. CJI. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cwmtwrch Posted August 6, 2023 Share Posted August 6, 2023 There was a Candy and Co. Ltd. at Heathfield in Devon, not far from Newton Abbot, which produced terracotta wares. It was also the parent company of the local Devon and Courtenay Clay Co. Ltd, a major ball clay producer. http://www.potteryhistories.com/candyhistory.html 1 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold gwrrob Posted August 6, 2023 RMweb Gold Share Posted August 6, 2023 There’s been a rtr model of Candy of Heathfield. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LBRJ Posted August 6, 2023 Share Posted August 6, 2023 I assume the pictures are enlargements from a fairly well known ECC archive picture of Nanpean? If so the wagon is definitely one belonging to Candy and Co, used for terracotta bricks. Whether it is there delivering tiles for laying a linhay floor or similar, or carrying something else altogether is the question... The GW wagons are just coal for the driers. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarcD Posted August 6, 2023 Author Share Posted August 6, 2023 Never thought of the drier tiles. The ones that I was standing were terracotta. And clay slurry pipelines at the time we're glazed stoneware pipes so it makes perfect sense for a Candy wagon to be at any Wharf in the area. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KeithMacdonald Posted October 5, 2023 Share Posted October 5, 2023 On 06/08/2023 at 19:57, Cwmtwrch said: There was a Candy and Co. Ltd. at Heathfield in Devon, not far from Newton Abbot, which produced terracotta wares. "Was" is the correct tense. Quote More than 300 jobs have been lost in the shock closure of one of Newton Abbot's biggest employers. British Ceramic Tile in Heathfield went into administration today and ceased trading with immediate effect. British Ceramic Tile is the largest manufacturer of ceramic and glass tiles in the UK and proudly carries the Made in Britain mark. The company has been in operation at the Heathfield site since the 1800s. Originally called Candy Tiles, the 18-acre BCT factory has undergone multi-million investment in the last decade and uses raw materials for the WBB claypits in Kingsteignton and the South West. That was in 2019. https://www.plymouthherald.co.uk/news/local-news/closure-british-ceramic-tile-newton-2487130 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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