Scotland's Brick and Tile Manufacturing Industry

Nithsdale Iron Works, Brick and Tile Works, New Cumnock, East Ayrshire aka New Cumnock Iron Works. 1851 – 1852 – George Clennal, (Clennell), superintendent, Nithsdale Brickworks, Straid, New Cumnock. Below – 15/10/1852 – Glasgow Herald – Nithsdale Iron Works for sale … The leases of the mineral fields connected with and immediately adjoining the works…

Many thanks to Dr Jimmy Begg for providing some of his research on the Bank Brickworks. Bank Brickworks, New Cumnock, East Ayrshire. 1890‘s – Probably when Bank Brickworks was built “for many years prior to 1926, brickmaking had been a subsidiary branch activity at Bank” (Carvel – History of the New Cumnock Coalfield). 1899 – The…

Found  Sanquhar Square ended frog Bank Brickworks, New Cumnock, Ayrshire. . . .