Scotland's Brick Manufacturing Industry

Found By Ian Suddaby in the Edinburgh area. This is not in my possession. Arniston Coal, Lime & Brick Works, Gorebridge, Midlothian. . . .

Found by Ian Suddaby in Aberdeenshire. Centurion Brickworks, Bishopbriggs, East Dunbartonshire owned by the Scottish Brick Company. . . . . . .

Found on the old site previously occupied by Giscol when they took over the Etna Brick Works, Bathville, West Lothian. The bricks are cored and are stamped on a stretcher. They are dated 29/03/91 and 07/11/91. It looks like they were used to build some sort of office block on the site. Now demolished and…

Canmore – Alternative Name(s) Afton Brick Co Ltd; Avon Brickworks; Redford Fireclay Works; Candiehead, Brickworks. Avonbridge Brick Works, Falkirk The Avonbridge Brick Works in Avonbridge, Falkirk were established about 1952 by Afton Brick Co Ltd. They were operated for a time by the Caledonian Peat Co Ltd, and latterly by the London & Northern Group….

Found at the Avonbridge Brickworks Avonbridge. Avonbridge Brickworks, Avonbridge, Falkirk Alternative names: Avon Brickworks Redford Fireclay Works Candiehead Brickworks . Below – An intact but worn example found by Andrew Wood near Blackgrange, Clackmannanshire.

Found by Tam Frew in the Muirkirk, East Ayrshire area. Afton Brickworks, New Cumnock or the Afton Brickworks, Avonbridge? . . . .

Stein, Castlecary Fireclay Works, Castlecary, Stirlingshire. Stein, Manuel Firebrick and Refractory Works, Whitecross, Stirlingshire. Stein & Co, Anchor Brickworks, Denny, Stirlingshire. Milnquarter Fireclay & Gannister Works, Bonnybridge, Stirlingshire. The following fire bricks were rescued by the late Joan Faithfull in 2001 when the Manuel Firebrick and Refractory Works, Whitecross closed down. These fire bricks had…

Found by Bob Trlin on the Cocos Islands, Australia. Jas Goldie & Son, Shawfield Toll, Glasgow, 1884 2019 – Bob states “We have just returned from the Cocos Islands located in the Indian Ocean half way between Perth and Sri Lanka.  The Islands were settled in 1827 by the Clunies-Ross family and run as a copra…

Found near High Blantyre. In 1981, Steetley Ltd ( An English firm) bought over the Etna brickworks, West Lothian from United Fireclay Products. Steetley changed the West Works into a facing brick works and later sold the works to GISCOL.. . . . .

Found by Max Borland at Clydebank, Glasgow. Afton Brickworks, New Cumnock, Ayrshire. . . . .