"JWC" Brick
Credit LineGift of Glen Curnoe and Catherine McEwen, 2009.
Object number2009.010.001
Label TextJ. W. Cawrse which was located on the south side of Springbank Drive (formerly Pipeline Road) just west of the coves. The bricks produced at the yard were stamped with JWC, just like this one. London and area was home to many brickyards during the 1800's and early 1900's. Many of these yards were located along Adelaide Street between Grosvenor and Huron streets. Wolseley Barracks was constructed using two million bricks produced by Walker Brothers Brick Yard on the north side of Cheapside near Adelaide Street. Due to the low iron content of the area clay these yards produced the distinctive yellow brick found in many older London homes. London's brickyards gradually closed during the 1920's to 1940's as red brick became more fashionable.
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