Scotland's Brick Manufacturing Industry

1878 Adverts taken from Slaters Directory

Michael Yates & Co, Quarry Masters and Brick manufacturers Brownhill Quarries by Holytown. Kelvinside Quarries, Glasgow.

Fife Coal Co Ltd, Beath and Blairadam Collieries. Office 9 Baltic Street, Edinburgh – sec James Gray. Works and Kelty office – Charles Carlow Jun Manager.

Garnkirk Fire Clay Co, Garnkirk, Nr Glasgow. Office and showrooms 243 Buchannan Street, Glasgow.

Alexander Wilson and Son, Fire clay and Terracotta Works, Lochhead Dunfermline

Glenboig Fire Clay Company, Glenboig, Nr Coatbridge. John Hurll Managing Partner.

Glenboig Star fire brick works,Coatbridge. Depot St Rollox. James Dunnachie, 2 West Regent Street, Glasgow.

Grangemouth Coal Company Stirlingshire . George Mackay Managing Partner.

Heathery Knowe Coal Fire C lay goods Glasgow. Office 182 Hope Street, Glasgow

J & M Craig Hillhead and Perceton Kilmarnock.

Lindsay & Anderson, Lilliehill Fire Clay & Terracotta Works Dunfermline

Ord Adams, Hill of Beath Crossgates

William Brodie, Seafield Brickworks, Dunbar

Speirs and Gibb, Caledonia Works, Paisley

John Marshall & Co Bo’ness Pottery

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I am not sure of the date on this advert. – James Craig & Co, Ferguslie Fire Clay Works, Paisley. J.C.&Co received the first premium for the ‘best collection of drain pipes and tiles, manufactured for field drainage’ at the Great Exhibition of the Highland and Agricultural Society of Scotland, held at Glasgow 31st July 1850.