Scotland's Brick and Tile Manufacturing Industry

Found by Bill Duff in the Glasgow area. This example is not in my possession. Clyde Ironwork Brick Work, Tollcross, Glasgow. . . .  

22/10/1898 – St Andrews Citizens – The utilisation of slag – A German brick making patent. An official German report, just published, contains particulars of a new process of making building bricks from furnace slag. Hitherto many attempts have been made to utilise the slag, but all have been more or less a failure, and…

Graces Guide information. Graces Guide information. Below – 1881 – Advert David Colville and Sons Dalzell Steel and Iron Works, Motherwell. 23/02/1940 – Motherwell Times – I see from the February number on “Colvilles Magazine” an interesting article on “Foamed Slag” being a new product devised as a substitute for timber. Extracts from the article…

Found by Eddie McLean in the Glasgow area. Clyde Ironwork Brick Work, Tollcross, Glasgow. . . . .

Found in Glasgow by CFA Archaeology Ltd between 2010 and 2011 during archaeological works in advance of the development of the Commonwealth Games Athletic Village at Dalmarnock, Glasgow. The brick was disclaimed by Treasure Trove. Clyde Ironwork Brick Work, Tollcross, Glasgow. . . . .

1858 – Mineral Statistics of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland for 1858 – Clyde Iron Works, Clay of coal measures. Name of freeholder – Clyde Iron Co. Manufacturer – Clyde Iron Co. Manufacture – Bricks, furnace blocks, covers, tiles, stopping clay, &c – estimated 12,000 tons annually. Below – 1859 – Clyde…

Found by Eddie McLean in Glasgow. Clyde Ironwork Brick Work, Tollcross, Glasgow. . . . .

Rosehall Brick Works, Shawhead, Glasgow. (Known as Addies Brickworks). Canmore 08/08/1895 – Glasgow Herald – For sale, horizontal engine, 10″ cylinder, pump and haulage in working order. Apply Rosehall Brick Co, Souterhouse, Dundyvan Road, Coatbridge. (Note – SBH – If the 1899 entry to follow is the start of the Rosehall Brickworks, where does the…

Found at the old  Netherfield Chemical Works site, Glasgow. James Dunlop & Co, Fire brick manufacturers, Clyde Iron Works, Glasgow.   . . . .

Tannochside Brickworks, Uddingston, South Lanarkshire. Canmore Archibald Russell Ltd  – mining details The information on Archibald Russell from research by Debrett is as follows: Archibald Russell “Old King Coal” the son of Archibald Russell and Jean nee Wright, was born 1830/1 at Govan. He resided at Wishaw House and Auchinraith House, Blantyre and died 11 April 1904…