Dyson Ceramics, Sheffield - May 2016

Dyson Ceramics was founded by John Dyson who began mining clay and making bricks in the early 1800s. From the very beginning the business was a success.

Dyson's were later manufacturers of refractory material, ceramics for the steel industry, they also produce fire backs and other household ceramic bricks for the likes of Aga's.

Dysons manufacturing process relied heavily on gas fired kilns. With increased in energy costs the plants was no longer economically viable, despite the very best efforts of the management and staff alike the site closed around 2005.

in 2015 Sheffield City Council had approved an application to build 88 new of homes on the site and the planning application has been running since January 2015, but in February of 2016 the company pulled out citing the development as being unviable.

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