Brick Kiln, Kacheri, Malawi, ca.1926

"From mud and wattle to brick, Kacheri, an 'Extension’ church. A brick kiln." Landscape view of a brick kiln with an indigenous worker standing beside it. Suitable clay for building was derived from ant-hills in the area. Blantyre, Nyasaland [Malawi] was an industrial mission which developed skills such as carpentry, and bricks were necessary to construct the many mission buildings, including the renowned St Michael and All Angels church, designed by Rev. David Clement Ruffell Scott (1853-1907)