Emberton Audley

George Emberton & Co are shown as operating their brickyard at Audley in the trade directories for 1884 and 1896.

In 1837 a brickworks was being operated by Thomas Alcock alongside New Road on the Boyles Hall farm estate, owned by Sir T.F.F. Boughey, Lord of the Manor of Audley. The works are shown. From 1884 the brickworks was operated by Emberton & Rigby (later George Emberton & Co.) but still owned by Boughey. By 1899 Boyles Hall brickworks was operated by Audley Brick & Pipe Co. which continued until at least 1908, with the bricks bearing the name “Audley”. The site eventually became McEllin’s builders’ yard. The Boyles Hall housing estate was then built around the yard. After the yard closed the site was cleared and finally the houses of McEllin Close were erected on the site.