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Tuesday, April 18th, 2017 It’s been many decades since lifelong Tempe resident Laurel Horton witnessed the bright, orange glow of the St Peters brick kilns firing through the night. Although the flames have long since extinguished, Ms Horton is thrilled that the legacy of St Peters industrial past will remain for many decades to come, with repair works underway on the iconic Sydney Park brick chimneys. “My uncle Keith and uncle Arthur both worked as brick makers at the old St Peters site. Some of my earliest memories are going past in the tram on the way to my grandmother’s place and seeing this spectacular glow from the brick kilns lighting up the sky,” Ms Horton said. “St Peters has changed so much since then but I think it’s fantastic that the City of Sydney are preserving the chimneys. They really are a landmark and a reminder of St Peters working class beginnings. “St Peters became an industrial area in 1841 when the brick makers moved out of the city. The brick kilns were the economic drivers of St Peters.” http://www.sydneymedia.com.au/la ... ys-industrial-past/ |
