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Kilns Building
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The Kiln Buildings
About the Kiln Buildings
- This building was the last building to be built on this site in 1957
- the most dramatic space is the 4,700-square-metre building that houses three long tunnel kilns and six single-track drying tunnels where bricks were once produced. Source: Conversion of Square metres to Square Feet - Answer: 4700. m² = 50590.378 ft² OR 50,590 ft²
- It features art installations and a rock climbing tower and ropes course administered by Outward Bound Canada.
- It can be rented out for a variety of events and functions. An example: On Saturday, September 10, 2011 the Kiln building was transformed for a wedding reception by wedding event plan Laurie Goldhar
The Roof
The Kilns
- The railway-tunnel kilns, produced by G. W. Booth, were among the first installed in Ontario.
- The building contained three tunnel kilns that were fired by natural gas, with fuel oil as a backup
- green and yellow fuel lines --- yellow - gas || green - coal
- Bricks were moved around on small railway tracks that you can still see in the floors
- One of the names mentioned on one of the Kilns is 'Harrop' the name of the British manufacturer
Three Types of Kilns
- Historically, the Tunnel Kiln and Dryer Building reflected the ongoing brick making processes that were introduced in the 1890s and continued for almost a century in different locations on-site.
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Three Drying Kilns
- took 12+ hours to pre-heat and pre-dry bricks so the moisture wouldn't cause them to explode on they went into the firing kilns
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Two Tunnel Kilns
- originally the tunnel kilns were 376 feet long but were required to have a section removed pursuant to fire regulations
- tempurature up to 1,000C (1,832 F)
Brick Making
Working Conditions
- Hot, dirty & hazardous ------ Michael Santomieri (age 73 as of 2010/08):
- Shards of glaze often chipped - Carmine Melino (age 62 as of 2010/08):
- witnessed a 60-year-old man almost bleed to death while cleaning the wire-cutting machine
Art
Resources
- Toronto Don Valley Brickworks (Invisible Threads)
Photographs of the Kiln Building
References
- Notes from Bev A (Evergreen's Volunteer Tour Guide and Welcome Desk Host) December 2012
Kilns Building
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