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Densmore Brick Company
Lebanon, NH
2004
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There were five bee hive kilns at this New Hampshire site,
in April of 2004 when I took theses photos.
Two of the kilns have collapsed and the three remaining bee hives are in
extreme disrepair.
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The Densmore Brick company had several kiln sites in
Vermont and New Hampshire.
In 1973 Robert photographed the
Vermont
Densmore Brickyard
shortly before those Bee Hive kilns were destroyed.
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One of the few Beehives with an extended "downdraft" chimney |
Most of the kilns had small updraft exhaust chimneys |
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| Tree roots are eating away at the masonry
of these beautiful structures |
Firebox ( lower right) as seen from outside the kiln
You can see that several layers of wall bricks have fallen away,
it is only a matter of time before the dome collapses |
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The short updraft chimney |
Brick lined section of a short updraft chimney |
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Center of photo above show one of the many fireboxes.
Note the brick pattern in all these photos for the domed ceiling |
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| Loading Door, with small fireboxes on
either side |
Loading Door |
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It is unlikely any of these kilns will survive for another decade,
these a a few shots of the kilns that have already collapsed |
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Robert Compton Pottery
2662 North 116 Road, Bristol,
Vermont 05443, U.S.A.
Phone: 802-453-3778
E-mail: Robert & Christine
07/07/11
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