Flockhart Reserve is located at the north end of Flockhart Street, which was at various times occupied by a tannery, clay pits, brick works and market gardens. The 1858 map shows clay pits on both sides of the street. Brickmaker Joseph Shirley built the Brickmaker’s Arms in Victoria Street in 1853, providing accommodation for his employees. In the mid-nineteenth century, brickmaking was mainly a small scale and sometimes seasonal business.
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