Description:This view of Hazlestrine Brickworks was taken in 1966.
There was a quarry at Hazlestrine by 1835. The brickworks at Hazlestrine opened in the mid-19th century, exploiting clay in Keuper Marl beds. It was served by an arm of the Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal.
In 1884-1885 the proprietor was William Ward of Hazlestrine Stone Quarry, Brickyard and Tixall Quarry. In 1908 it was taken over by the Hazlestrine Quarry Company. In 1920 Stafford Town Council leased the brickworks including a cottage and water supply from Mr J.W. Turkington for five years with an option to purchase at the end of the lease. They then under-leased it to the Colwich Brick & Tile Company for the period with an agreement to purchase and with an agreement to purchase a specified minimum quantity of bricks per week at an agreed price for the Council's housing schemes. In 1939 it became owned by the Colwich Brick Company. The brickworks did not continue after the Second World War. It was then used as a tip and scrap depot.
In 1946 Nock & Joseland, Chartered Surveyors, Auctioneers and Estate Agents, auctioned, on behalf of the Ministry of Supply, without reserve, around 1,500 motorcycles including those made by Ariel, Velocette, Matchless, AJS and Triumph from the site.