This drying shed, built in the late 1800s, was relocated to Amberley.

It came from Nightingale's Brickyard at Petersfield. It now houses bricks and tiles as well as brick making tools and machinery.
An insight into local bricks


Built during the closing years of the 19th century, the shed was used to protect the newly made "green" clay products, such as water pipes and tiles, while they hardened in the warm atmosphere created by the underfloor "hypocaust" heating system. Bricks were usually dried outside, under covers known as "hacks". After this initial drying process, the bricks, pipes & tiles were fired in either a clamp or a kiln, the final stage in their manufacture.

The drying shed houses a small exhibition on the local brick-making industry of the area. Included are a variety of tools used in the traditional processes, along with a fine collection of finished bricks from local yards.