Playford Bricks

PLAYFORD BROTHERS (1876-1882), Windsor Road, Petersham. William Playford began as a brickmaker in the late 1860s. The Playford brothers, William and Richard operated in the latter half of the 1870s from New Canterbury Road, Marrickville. In 1880 they were listed at their Petersham address. The impression PLAYFORD appears on sandstock bricks. The impression PB with MARRICKVILLE on the reverse side appears on semi-plastic bricks. The bricks, used in the construction of the Royal Prince Alfred Hospital (1876-81), were probably made by the Playford brothers.

From "AND SO WE GRAFT FROM SIX TO SIX - Thr Brickmakers of New South Wales" by Warwick Gemmell (1986)

	The Playford Brothers' Bricks made by William & Richard Playford

	PLAYFORD BROTHERS (1876-1882), Windsor Road, Petersham. William Playford began as a brickmaker in the late 1860s. The Playford brothers, William and Richard operated in the latter half of the 1870s from New Canterbury Road, Marrickville. In 1880 they were listed at their Petersham address. The impression PLAYFORD appears on sandstock bricks. The impression PB with MARRICKVILLE on the reverse side appears on semi-plastic bricks. The bricks, used in the construction of the Royal Prince Alfred Hospital (1876-81), were probably made by the Playford brothers. From "AND SO WE GRAFT FROM SIX TO SIX - Thr Brickmakers of New South Wales" by Warwick Gemmell (1986)




	a playford brothers' name-impressed sandstock brick



	a playford brothers' semi-plastic brick (front)



	a playford brothers' semi-plastic brick (back)



	the playford brothers' brickworks william and richard playford on the left