Ted Smith’s Gang in the late 1930s

At Millhead Brickfield, Great Wakering

1 George Belton (Barrow Loader)

2 Ern Enguell (Pusher Out)

3 Len Wyatt (Flattie)

4 Fred Burles (Off Bearer)

5 Ted Smith (Moulder)

6 George Moss (Temperer )

The Temperer prepared the pug mixture ready for the Flattie to cut out brick sized pieces of pug for the Moulder to slap in the brick mould.  The Barrow Loader placed the wet bricks on the barrow.  The Pusher Out took the full barrow of 28 bricks to the Off Bearer who stacked the bricks for drying.