Plaque unveils park's long history

A new plaque has been unveiled at North Brighton’s Good Neighbour Gardens to signify the park’s long and varied history.

The Dunrobin Bricks plaque marks the site of the brickmaking company, which operated from 1914-1938 and sold bricks locally which helped shape the Brighton community.Dunrobin Bricks was owned and operated by Henry Inkley and his three sons: Edgar, Bert, and Leslie.

Hazel Inkley, who is Leslie’s daughter-in-law, was joined by Deputy Mayor Jane Fleming to unveil the plaque honouring her husband’s family’s history and connection to the area.

The reserve was once a pug hole, from which clay was extracted to help make the bricks.

Council acquired the reserve in 1948, temporarily used the site as a dump then filled in the pug hole and transformed the space into the Good Neighbour Gardens we know today.

The reserve is also a local heritage place.