Bridge Street - the works of C & H Warren Carriage Builders (with family). From 1816 to 1886 this was Kirkhams Iron Foundry. Ill-health forced Richard Meredith Kirkham to sell up in October 1885 but the auction was unsuccessful.



When Kirkham died a few months later in May 1886 at 85 years old, he was the oldest tradesman in Coggeshall; he had been a Guardian and Clerk of the Burial Board for many years. The premises were then bought by the Warrens but the foundry was never used again. As the carriage trade declined Warren's tried to move into building motor vehicles but soon they too were forced to close.
Date; 1900?
Ref; 62/24 Det