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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

roof of the shed between Kilns & Welcome Centre was removed to let air and light in
This also facilitates the plantings in the greenway (water management)
the rest of the roof had to be replaced because it was badly deteriorated and was full of asbestos

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

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.

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

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)

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