Tuckers clay pits

Over the years I seem to have written quite a few blogposts about Tuckers, the brickmakers of Loughborough (see below), and included the company in some of my presentations and books. It seems timely to re-visit …

Evidence of Tucker’s brickworks can still be seen around Loughborough. Charnwood Water, formerly a Tucker’s claypit, is now filled with water and is a haven for birds, a great place for anglers, a perfect place for model boats (though not so often nowadays), is ideal for walking, and once was the location for raft and dragon boat races.

I make quite regular visits to Charnwood Water, which was once known as Tuckers Pond, and every time I visit, I see something different! I guess this is partly because of the changing seasons, which means that the plants are different throughout the year, and the views are different when the trees are in leave and during the winter. It’s also partly because of the migratory birds that grace the pond, so Sometimes there’s loads of Canada Geese, or black and white ducks, while other times there’ll be loads of cygnets. Bizarrely, I’ll see something different, or differently depending on which way round I choose to walk the perimeter! And I see and hear different things depending on whether I’m focussing on looking around, or more on listening – or not focussing on anything other than putting one foot in front of the other, a different experience in the muddy winter, and the sunny spring!

Of course, although I believe this was the main brickworks Tuckers also had a works off what is now Epinal Way, on William Street. There are two ponds in the vicinity, and the little one is now also haven for wildlife, and if I remember rightly, I have also seen people fishing there. It’s a bit hidden, and I don’t think it’s possible to walk all the way around, and some of the banks are a bit slopey, but it’s an interesting place, nestled as it is between allotments and a new housing estate. I’m not sure that the larger pond is publicly accessible.

The other Tuckers works was called the Park Road Brick and Tile Works, and was off Park Road, with kilns and other buildings closer to what is now Beacon Road. The main site is now occupied by a supermarket – the building, the car park and the petrol station covering almost exactly the footprint of the brickworks, and the area closer to Beacon Road is now a storage area for a building firm. However, before this, the area was used as the town landfill site, before moving to its present position on Railway Terrace, off Nottingham Road.

Previous posts about Tuckers

A selection of Tuckers buildings post-1934 

A few Tuckers brick buildings from 1928-1933 

Some of Tuckers early buildings up to 1927 

A selection of buildings in Loughborough made from Tuckers bricks 

A bit of family history

Previous posts about Charnwood Water

A winter walk around Charnwood Water 

Charnwood Water in the snow 

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