The Land Lane brickworks were located on the west (south) side of the River Colne, north-east of the NE corner of the walled town.

Identity of earlier operators remains unclear. The Brickyard (MCC5279) is present on the 1st Edition OS County Series (1:2500) map (1873-87), c.1 ha. in size on the west side of Land Lane (it is not on the Tithe Map - the Tithe Award of 1845 lists this as No. 8, Garden Ground owned by John Thomas Hedges); it clearly expanded during the 20th century south and west towards the walled area, c.3.5ha. on max. size.

Henry Everett from 1908. In 1908 he was joined by his son John Everett and traded as Henry Everett and Son. Following the death of Henry, his son continued under the same name. In 1954 the Everetts Brickworks Ltd also incorporated Ernest Tetsall and Fredrick Moody. Products were handmade and machine made red bricks and window bricks, agricultural pipes and pamments. Bricks used in the JUMBO watertower Colchester, Artillery barracks and Friends Meeting House. The kiln held 200,000 bricks and c. 2 million bricks were produced p.a. When Conrad Brick and Tile Co. of Little Cornard, Suffolk, closed its machinery and moulds were bought by Everetts. Following closure in 1966 the site was redeveloped by Frincon. The site was redeveloped for housing in the 1970s and 80s (Worcester Road, Inverness Close, Leicester Close, Wakefield Close and Guildford Road). No evidence of the brickworks survive.<1>

Various archaeological discoveries have been made during brick-earth quarrying, leading to the interpretation of the brickyard area as a Roman cemetery (MCC2523, Hull's North-East Cemetery) as well as occupation, suggested by a Roman timber-lined well (MCC2012).<2> There are also finds that indicate the presence of early Anglo-Saxon burials in this area (MCC2130), possibly extending to the west in the area of the bowling green (see MCC2362).<3>