Fornace Penna - Sampieri

Location: Contrada Pisciotto in Sampieri, part of the municipality of Scicli

Monument of Industrial Archaeology is located in Contrada Pisciotto in Sampieri. The Penna Brickworks was built between 1909 and 1912 based on a design by engineer Ignazio Emmolo . The factory produced bricks that were exported to many Mediterranean countries: much of Tripoli ( Libya ) after the 1911 war was built with bricks from the “Pisciotto” factory.

Property bound pursuant to Law 1089/1939 and Legislative Decree 42/2004

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Card insertion: Ignazio Caloggero

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