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Bucket 42
| 18 Oct 2022 |
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A bucket of shale arrives at the end of the ropeway at Claughton brickworks whilst an empty one heads back to the quarry.
Ready to traverse
| 20 Aug 2022 |
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Green bricks on a kiln car waiting to be moved across on the traverser in the foreground before entering the tunnel kiln at Claughton brickworks. The kiln is the structure with the large pipes over and alonside. This brickworks is operated by Forterra, which is the name now used for Hanson Building Products.
The last ropeway
| 26 Feb 2021 |
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The last surviving aerial ropeway in the UK carrying shale down to the Forterra brickworks. Capacity is around 250 tonnes of material per day.
Ready to go
| 10 Aug 2020 |
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Bucket 42 is on the rail and ready for launch at the top of the Claughton Brickworks aerial ropeway. The launcher is waiting for an empty bucket to reach a certain point on its way up before sending this full bucket of shale along the rail and onto the rope. This ensures that the load on the rope is kept evenly spaced and the speed correct as it operates entirely by gravity.
The bin is a bonus.
Green bricks
| 14 Feb 2020 |
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Brick manufacture at Claughton brickworks. The extruded material has been wire cut and the green bricks are now about to be transferred to the kiln car. When fired these will be sold as 'Old Trafford Red'.
Buckets away!
| 24 Jan 2019 |
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Launch point at the top of the aerial ropeway supplying shale to the Claughton brickworks.
Extrusion
| 18 Jan 2019 |
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A continuous block of brick material is extruded at the Claughton brickworks. It will next be wire cut into individual green bricks.
Carrier
| 23 Sep 2018 |
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This is a carrier for a bucket on the Claughton Brickworks aerial ropeway. The rope gripper is on the right whilst the wheels are for carrying over the pylons. In use the visible sections would be on the underside. Replacement parts such as this all have to be specially made and this adds significantly to the cost of operating the ropeway.
Crossing the fields
| 09 Apr 2018 |
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Buckets pass with minimum fuss whilst sheep graze below on the Claughton aerial ropeway.
Buckets
Ropeway loader
| 15 Feb 2018 |
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Filling buckets with shale at the top loading station of the Claughton Brickworks aerial ropeway.
Green bricks
| 30 Dec 2017 |
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Green bricks waiting to be traversed before entering the tunnel kiln at Claughton brickworks. The brickworks is operated by Forterra, which is the new name for Hanson Building Products.
Claughton ropeway
| 04 Apr 2017 |
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The last surviving aerial ropeway in the UK carrying shale through the woods and down to the Forterra brickworks. Capacity is around 250 tonnes of material per day.
Shale in the bucket
| 23 Oct 2016 |
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A bucket of shale arrives at the end of the ropeway at Claughton brickworks in May 2016. The works is currently mothballed but is likely to resume production as soon as demand picks up.
Claughton brickworks
| 13 Jun 2016 |
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The reopened brickworks at Claughton is operated by Forterra, which is the new name for Hanson Building Products.
Beware the ropeway
| 21 May 2016 |
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Warning notice close to the top of the aerial ropeway taking shale down from the quarry to Claughton Manor brickworks. The ropeway is in full use seven days a week and each bucket contains a quarter of a tonne of material.
Bricks
| 05 May 2010 |
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All wrapped up and ready to go. The finished product at Claughton brickworks near Lancaster.
Claughton Manor Brickworks ropeway
| 16 Feb 2010 |
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Angle-changing station close to the top of the Claughton brickworks aerial ropeway.
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