ÿþ <HTML LANG=en-GB> <HEAD> <TITLE>The Derelict Miscellany :: Ewhurst Brickworks</TITLE> <META NAME="keywords" CONTENT="derelict, abandoned, disused, ewhurst, graffiti, brickworks, brick, works, murals, industrial, surrey"> <META NAME="description" CONTENT="This article examines the derelict Ewhurst Brickworks, industrial relic, wildlife haven and graffiti artist's canvas through text and photography"> <META NAME="author" CONTENT="D. A. 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Like a lot of other Brickworks, Ewhurst seems to have fallen foul of the 1980s recession in the housing market and closed about 20 years ago. The works comprised a small claypit, sand hoppers, drying sheds, a factory building, two iron and brick sheds used as offices and canteen and a chimney stack conected by underground flues to several brick-built tunnel kilns. <br> For many years, the old buildings were a haven for wildlife and little visited; it was here in the early 1990s that I first experienced derelict spaces. However, in 2004, the tranquility of the site was broken when the old factory building collapsed and was quickly demolished, as were the sand hoppers and canteen, thus opening for the first time large areas of the site. Although several plans have been raised for dealing with the redundant site, none have come to fruition. Once again nature is colonising the bare concrete and the remaining walls have become a canvas for colourful murals and graffiti. For the most part, though, Ewhurst Brickworks is being left in peace. <center> <br> <a href="#" onClick="window.open('industrial/kln1.jpg','' 'width=512,height=384,scrollbars=no,resizable=yes,status=no,toolbar=no,menubar=no');return false;" > <img alt="One of the kilns" height=174 width=232 src="industrial/kln1.jpg" border=0 ></a> <a href="#" onClick="window.open('industrial/kln.jpg','', 'width=512,height=384,scrollbars=no,resizable=yes,status=no,toolbar=no,menubar=no');return false;" > <img alt="Stoke holes I think" height=174 width=232 src="industrial/kln.jpg" border=0 ></a> <a href="#" onClick="window.open('industrial/kln2.jpg','', 'width=512,height=384,scrollbars=no,resizable=yes,status=no,toolbar=no,menubar=no');return false;" > <img alt="The last batch of bricks fired at Ewhurst still inside one of the kilns" height=174 width=232 src="industrial/kln2.jpg" border=0 ></a> <a href="#" onClick="window.open('industrial/kln3.jpg','', 'width=512,height=384,scrollbars=no,resizable=yes,status=no,toolbar=no,menubar=no');return false;" > <img alt="Inside a kiln" height=174 width=232 src="industrial/kln3.jpg" border=0 ></a> <br> <a href="#" onClick="window.open('industrial/kln4.jpg','', 'width=512,height=384,scrollbars=no,resizable=yes,status=no,toolbar=no,menubar=no');return false;" > <img alt="One of the larger kilns" height=174 width=232 src="industrial/kln4.jpg" border=0 ></a> <a href="#" onClick="window.open('industrial/kln5.jpg','', 'width=642,height=482,scrollbars=no,resizable=yes,status=no,toolbar=no,menubar=no');return false;" > <img alt="Looking out from the kiln where I stopped for a snack" height=174 width=232 src="industrial/kln5.jpg" border=0 ></a> <a href="#" onClick="window.open('industrial/l.jpg','', 'width=512,height=384,scrollbars=no,resizable=yes,status=no,toolbar=no,menubar=no');return false;" > <img alt="The end wall of the remaining dryers" height=174 width=232 src="industrial/l.jpg" border=0 ></a> <a href="#" onClick="window.open('industrial/l1.jpg','', 'width=512,height=384,scrollbars=no,resizable=yes,status=no,toolbar=no,menubar=no');return false;" > <img alt="In one of the dryers" height=174 width=232 src="industrial/l1.jpg" border=0 ></a> <BR> <a href="#" onClick="window.open('industrial/l2.jpg','', 'width=512,height=384,scrollbars=no,resizable=yes,status=no,toolbar=no,menubar=no');return false;" > <img alt="Duct" height=174 width=232 src="industrial/l2.jpg" border=0 ></a> <a href="#" onClick="window.open('industrial/l3.jpg','', 'width=512,height=384,scrollbars=no,resizable=yes,status=no,toolbar=no,menubar=no');return false;" > <img alt="Brightly painted murals in another dryer" height=174 width=232 src="industrial/l3.jpg" border=0 ></a> <a href="#" onClick="window.open('industrial/l4.jpg','', 'width=512,height=384,scrollbars=no,resizable=yes,status=no,toolbar=no,menubar=no');return false;" > <img alt="Scrapmetal" height=174 width=232 src="industrial/l4.jpg" border=0 ></a> <a href="#" onClick="window.open('industrial/fack.jpg','', 'width=512,height=384,scrollbars=no,resizable=yes,status=no,toolbar=no,menubar=no');return false;" > <img alt="The factory building" height=174 width=232 src="industrial/fack.jpg" border=0 ></a> <br> <a href="#" onClick="window.open('industrial/fact1.jpg','', 'width=512,height=384,scrollbars=no,resizable=yes,status=no,toolbar=no,menubar=no');return false;" > <img alt="The factory building" height=174 width=232 src="industrial/fact1.jpg" border=0 ></a> <a href="#" onClick="window.open('industrial/ew (2).jpg','', 'width=640,height=480,scrollbars=no,resizable=yes,status=no,toolbar=no,menubar=no');return false;" > <img alt="Happy are those conscious of their spiritual need" height=174 width=232 src="industrial/ew (2).jpg" border=0 ></a> <a href="#" onClick="window.open('industrial/fact2.jpg','', 'width=512,height=384,scrollbars=no,resizable=yes,status=no,toolbar=no,menubar=no');return false;" > <img alt="The factory building" height=174 width=232 src="industrial/fact2.jpg" border=0 ></a> <a href="#" onClick="window.open('industrial/fact3.jpg','', 'width=512,height=384,scrollbars=no,resizable=yes,status=no,toolbar=no,menubar=no');return false;" > <img alt="The factory building" height=174 width=232 src="industrial/fact3.jpg" border=0 ></a> <br> <a href="#" onClick="window.open('industrial/gra1.jpg','', 'width=512,height=384,scrollbars=no,resizable=yes,status=no,toolbar=no,menubar=no');return false;" > <img alt="A shoe" height=174 width=232 src="industrial/gra1.jpg" border=0 ></a> <a href="#" onClick="window.open('industrial/gra2.jpg','', 'width=512,height=384,scrollbars=no,resizable=yes,status=no,toolbar=no,menubar=no');return false;" > <img alt="The outside wall" height=174 width=232 src="industrial/gra2.jpg" border=0 ></a> <a href="#" onClick="window.open('industrial/gra3.jpg','', 'width=512,height=384,scrollbars=no,resizable=yes,status=no,toolbar=no,menubar=no');return false;" > <img alt="Detail" height=174 width=232 src="industrial/gra3.jpg" border=0 ></a> <a href="#" onClick="window.open('industrial/gra4.jpg','', 'width=512,height=384,scrollbars=no,resizable=yes,status=no,toolbar=no,menubar=no');return false;" > <img alt="More graffiti" height=174 width=232 src="industrial/gra4.jpg" border=0 ></a> <br> <font size="2">Source of historical facts: S.C.C. 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