Scotland's Brick and Tile Manufacturing Industry

Photo forwarded by Vladimir Smirnov. This example was found on wasteland in St Petersburg, Russia. This example is not in my possession. Alloa Brick & Tile Works, Alloa, Clackmannanshire. . .  

Many thanks to Vladimir Smirnov for sending a photograph of this brick which was found in St Petersburg, Russia. Alloa Brick & Tile Works, Alloa, Clackmannanshire. . . . .

Found by Alan Robertson and Nikki Seats in the Alloa area. This is a large special. It is broken on the left-hand side as you see it here. The top edge is ‘stepped’ for the full length of the brick. Alloa Brick and Tile Works, Alloa, Clackmannanshire. . . .

The exact location of these brickworks is uncertain but it is believed to have been on the banks of the Firth of Forth near to the Alloa/ Craigward Brick and Tile Works. See below. Below – 1825 – Alloa Brickworks. Alexander Bald. So there are references to 2 x brickworks and a Tyle Work. From…

Many thanks to Vladimir Smirnov for the following information. This brick was found in St Petersburg, Russia by Georgiy. This Bald brick should be manufactured by Alexander Bald, Alloa Brick & Tile Works, Alloa, Clackmannanshire. All known bricks marked BALD, are accompanied by the initial ‘A’  – A. BALD. The top line has 3 Russian Cyrillic…

Found Alloa. Alloa Brick & Tile Works, Alloa, Clackmannanshire Note the frog corners are scalloped. . . .

This ‘A Bald Alloa’ brick is believed to have been found by Martin, in New South Wales, Australia. – source Alloa Brick & Tile Works, Alloa, Clackmannanshire. . . . .  

Found by Dr.-Ing. Ralph Bodenstein, Koordination Archaeological Heritage Network (ArcHerNet) – Präsidialbereich, Deutsches Archäologisches Institut, Podbielskiallee 69-71, 14195 Berlin. Dr Bodenstein states –  “I have found bricks bearing the stamp “A. BALD, ALLOA” in Cairo, Egypt. They were used to line the interior of the smokestack of the historical (and now completely derelict) gun foundry at the Cairo Citadel. I found…

01/01/1824 – The Scots Magazine  –  Glasgow – There have been a great many additions built to the old cotton mills in Glasgow this summer besides the new ones erected in various parts of the city. One of the mills is calculated to cost £40,000. This has been altogether an unprecedented year of building. Masons,…

In 2016, during the refurbishment of the McEwan Hall, Teviot Place, Edinburgh by Interserve Construction, I was lucky enough to be given a guided tour of the building and paying particular attention to the lower service areas which were constructed of brick. The McEwan Hall is the graduating hall of the University of Edinburgh, in…