Gardner Downdraft Kiln - Visit
Gardner Downdraft Kiln
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Gardner Downdraft Kiln | |
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Ethnicity: | European |
Site type: | Industrial kiln |
Where: | 8 Ambrico Place New Lynn |
How to get there: | Car bus or train |
How Long to allow: | 15 minutes |
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Location
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What:
The Gardner Bros & Parker downdraft kiln is a survivor of a much larger ceramics industry on the site including adjacent clay pits. The chimney that once provided the draft to the kiln has long gone.
Gardner and Parker were taken over by others, The last owner, Ambrico is a name sometimes applied to the kiln.
What else to do there:
Visit the adjacent Portage Ceramics Trust museum which has ceramics collections from the former industry in the area, particularly Crown Lynn as well as some relics from the industry.
Corban Estates Arts Center is nearby.
Web Sources
Portage Ceramics Trust have a museum at the site Te Toi Uku clayworks https://tetoiuku.org.nz/
Waymarking http://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WMD5ZZ_Ambrico_Kiln_New_Lynn_Auckland_New_Zealand