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Drivers on the M1 are all familiar with the four huge chimneys east of the motorway, north of junction 26, the last Nottingham exit going north.  I used to wonder if they belonged to the four corners of an old power station like Battersea, but I was wrong.  They are all that remains of Watnall brickworks.

Watnall was unusual in not using clay for its bricks.  Instead it used spoil from the local mines which was crushed to a fine powder, mixed with water, put into moulds and baked for about two weeks.  The result was common bricks which were used like breeze blocks to day, for the inner walls of buildings.  

The site is now a desolate but beautiful ruin, used mainly by off road bikers and joy riders.  

Here are some pictures.

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