The Maylands site was considered ideal as the peninsula had an abundance of clay, and was close to the Perth central business district but isolated from suburban residential areas.

[2] Construction works were extensive, excavating two large-scale clay pits, two large Hoffman kilns, and an assembly of drying sheds.

[4][5][6] The Maylands Brickworks would excavate clay on-site, which would be refined and mixed with water into a paste in the pug mill, inside a large building made from wood and corrugated iron.

[1] The Maylands Brickworks were listed as a heritage site on the State Register on 9 February 1996, and on the City of Bayswater Municipal Inventory on 17 June 1997.

[8] In 2017, the City of Bayswater local government and the State Heritage Office were considering redevelopment options to activate the site.