Gardner Downdraft Kiln - Visit

Gardner Downdraft Kiln

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Gardner Downdraft Kiln
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Ethnicity:	European
Site type:	Industrial kiln
Where:	8 Ambrico Place New Lynn
How to get there:	Car bus or train
How Long to allow:	15 minutes
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What:

The Gardner Bros & Parker downdraft kiln is a survivor of a much larger ceramics industry on the site including adjacent clay pits. The chimney that once provided the draft to the kiln has long gone.

Gardner and Parker were taken over by others, The last owner, Ambrico is a name sometimes applied to the kiln.

What else to do there:

Visit the adjacent Portage Ceramics Trust museum which has ceramics collections from the former industry in the area, particularly Crown Lynn as well as some relics from the industry.

Corban Estates Arts Center is nearby.

Web Sources

Portage Ceramics Trust have a museum at the site Te Toi Uku clayworks https://tetoiuku.org.nz/

Waymarking http://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WMD5ZZ_Ambrico_Kiln_New_Lynn_Auckland_New_Zealand