Buckley Industry in the early 20th century

Animated flythrough of Buckley in North Wales in the early 20th century. Buckley was famous for it's bricks and pottery as well as coal and iron.

The animation was commissioned by The Buckley Society.

The animation was made with Blender, 3dCoat and captured with Unity.

[PostcardAndAPint]

This is absolutely stunning. We live in the next town from Buckley and just thought this was incredible. Thanks for posting!

[rusty]

Having walked past many of the sites today on the Heritage Trail, this film makes much more sense. I think it is excellent.

[Chesterman]

Amazing! Easy to get bearings from position of Church, still as it was. Please Keep these fantastic videos coming.

[KevinRudd-ws]

I worked in some of the Brickworks in Buckley back in the early 1970's, most had closed by the time I started (1971) but Lane End was still open, I believe it was in fact the last one to close. It was owned by Hansons by then (Hansons subsidiary Butterly Building Materials having bought the brickworks Trading ing under the Castle Brick Co name from British Steel in 1972) I worked mainly at Cathedrals, another ex Castle Brick Co. Site, which occupied the site that now houses Pinfold Lane Industrial estate, and another works they owned at Hooton on the Wirral. I was also at school ( the Elfed ) in Buckey from 1968 until 1971. The graphics for this very interesting video are stunning imo.

[AllMys]

OH WOW!!!! Enjoyed this incredible detail and realism...

[jonesthestone]

I once found a small clay bread oven hidden inside an old inglenook fireplace i was renovating, it had written on it, A Beresford Buckley 1761,

[levelcrossing]

Wow, from a time when life was really fascinating.

[DavidLamb]

I lived in Lane End, actually Brunswick Road, as seen in the picture above the right turn into Church Road. I worked for a while at Hancocks and at the Castle Brickworks

[andrewsutton]

Thats brilliant .. I am descended from the Catherall family who founded the brick industry in Buckley so this is brilliant.

[shaun--mgzs]

I love local history, Buckley not to far from me about 8-9 mile away in Wrexham, I have got Buckley blue bricks in my garden wall mixed in with another local bricks, Dennis of Ruabon other wise know as Ruabon Red bricks. Great video