HG Matthews Brickworks was founded in 1923 by Henry George Matthews and has since been run by his family. It is now managed by his Grandson Jim Matthews. The Matthews brick can be seen in many of the houses in South Buckinghamshire. Almost all new build homes in the Chiltern (district)

Chiltern (district)

Chiltern is one of four local government districts of Buckinghamshire in south central England. It is named after the Chiltern Hills on which the region sits.The main towns in the district are Amersham and Chesham...

 Council area are built of bricks from this small Brickyard.

In 2010 Matthews started building a Wood Burning Kiln the aim of which has been to reduce the companies reliance on oil as fuel.

HG Matthews is the largest employer in the village of Bellingdon

Bellingdon

Bellingdon the name deriving from the Anglo Saxon Bellingdenu or Bella's Valley is a village in the parish of Chartridge, in Buckinghamshire, England...