The Dogsthorpe Star Pressed Brick Company site pictured in 1904 with railway trucks in the foreground.
The company later became the Star Brick Company in 1915 and was owned by the same family who owned the London Brick Co. Ltd. who formerly took it over in 1923/4.
In 1997, ownership of Dogsthorpe Star Pit was transferred to the Wildlife Trust. Water was pumped out of the pit to restore the shallow pools so important for wildlife.
