Anticfang

It is the only factory in the area that is still in operation today. It is known that as early as the beginning of the century there was some kind of activity in this plot related to the production of ceramics. In the 1904 topographical plan laid out in the Analysis of the Historical Evolution of the Settlement the word “Tejares” (tile factories) appears on the constructions that occupied these lands. Later, in the 1941 plot plan, we can see in more detail how several constructions appear labelled as tile factories, reservoirs and furnaces.

But it is around 1947 when Rajolar’s most important transformation occurs, with the construction of the Hoffman furnace and its chimney. According to locals, at that time the factory was named after St. Francis of Assisi, and was run by the Sempere brothers.

The components indicated in the plan belong to this period, because they are those that represent the industrial process of ceramic manufacturing in the mid-twentieth century. The production sequence is particularly legible in the arrangement of these elements, the earthen warehouse, located along the access from the mines, connects with the machinery room that in turn connects to the dryer, built adjoining the cooking oven.

After a change of owners numerous extensions were made to the complex, none of which impede appreciation of the elemental elements, however. In fact, the company now working here is dedicated to the production of handmade terracotta tiles, and continues to use the original furnace for some of its products.

Being a busy and functioning plant, the state of conservation is noticeably better than the rest of the factories, without being able to appreciate any element. Recently, the chimney has been restored, as the stacks presented significant damage, with the project led by Vicent Francesc Llopis Cardona.