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==History of the Works==
William Exley & Sons had established a tile works at [[Exley's Wharf|the Rock at Jackfield]] before 1840.<ref>[https://www.british-history.ac.uk/vch/salop/vol10/pp257-293 Broseley] on British History Online</ref> In 1891 Exley & Sons sunk a clay mine known as Gitchfield Clay Mine and begun constructing a large brick and tile works. In May of that year they notified the GWR of their intention to extract clay from beneath the railway. On 18 June 1891 the GWR entered into an agreement that Exley's would not extract coal or other minerals in the vicinity of the railway, in return for which the GWR would construct a siding at a cost of £228 and lend Exley's material to extend it for 550 yards.<ref name=CoalportHistory>[http://www.coalportstation.com/about-us/station-history Coalport Station History] Retrieved 14 May 2018</ref><ref name=Marshall108>[[Bibliography#Books|Marshall (1989)]] pp. 108-109.</ref>
During both World Wars, the Works was requisitioned for munitions purposes. Coalport Refractories continued to use the private siding until 1956<ref>[[Bibliography#Books | Mitchell & Smith (2007)]] fig. XVI.</ref>. The Works had closed by 1963<ref>[http://shropshirehistory.com/industry/brickworks.htm ShropshireHistory.Com] (retrieved 14 May 2018)</ref> and by 1981 the historic buildings had been demolished and replaced by a Sewage Reclamation Works<ref>[http://search.shropshirehistory.org.uk/collections/getrecord/CCS_MSA3924/ Shropshire Historic Environment Record for Coalport Brick And Tile Works] (retrieved 14 May 2018)</ref>.
