Kidwelly Brick Works to the north of Kidwelly station was opened c.1858 by William Edwards of Swansea. This site ceased operation in c.1903. A new works was built to the south of of the railway station by Alderman Daniel Stephens which opened in 1903. Stephens worked silica from Mynydd-y-Garreg and this was brought into the works via train. Up to 1927 the firm was known as Stephens & Co, but later as Stephens Silica Brick Co Ltd. The works closed in 1965. Beynon Davies Civils LTD was the last owners of the works and dissolved the company in 2012. Is on the 1889 map, but no history as yet,
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