Horns Tegelbruk

About the museum

Horns Tegelbruk outside Skövde has made bricks since the mid-19th century. In 1905 a flame kiln was built and machinery acquired, so that industrial production became possible. In the 1930s the works was at its most productive, with roof tiles as the main product, and most of the works' buildings were erected then. The flame kiln used today was built in the 1940s. The clay was dug by hand until the 1950s, when an electric excavator came in, and in the 1960s the works was modernised with, among other things, a sawmill, offices and an oil-fired drying plant.

Brick production fell sharply in the 1970s, when plastic drainage pipes took over, and firing in the ring kiln ceased in 1976. Ingemar Lorentzon took over the works in the 1950s and made it into what it is today: one of the country's best-preserved brickworks, and the only one where hand-made bricks are fired in a wood-fired flame kiln. The entire production process remains, from the clay pit with its excavator to the tall chimney.

The county administrative board (länsstyrelsen) declared the works a protected building in 1996, and it is described as one of Sweden's best-preserved brickworks, of great technical and industrial-historical value. The plant is still in operation, producing floor tiles, paving bricks and special bricks, and is open to the public all year round. Since it is a workplace, visitors should be mindful of heavy machinery and vehicles. Between May and September guided tours are offered.

Highlights

• Sweden's only brickworks where hand-made brick is fired in a wood-fired flame kiln
• The entire production process intact, from clay pit to flame kiln
• Protected building since 1996
• Guided tour with the chance to make or stamp a brick slab yourself

Permanent exhibition

• Tegelbruket och tillverkningsprocessen – The intact brickworks, with clay pit, moulding, drying and firing in the wood-fired flame kiln, is shown on guided tours.

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Horns Tegelbruk

Admission & discounts

The prices relate to guided tours. No admission information is given for unbooked visits.

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Getting there & parking

From Skövde, drive along road 26 towards Mariestad and turn off towards Stöpen.

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