Scotland's Brick and Tile Manufacturing Industry

Found in Alloa. Alloa Brick & Tile Works, Alloa, Clackmannanshire. . . . .

Found by Eddie McLean at Glenboig. Glenboig Union Fireclay Company, Glenboig, Lanarkshire. Alternative brickworks include: Glenboig Star Fireclay Works, Glenboig, Lanarkshire. Glenboig Fireclay Works, (Old Works) Glenboig, Lanarkshire .  

Found in the Tillicoultry area. This example is not in my possession. A section of enamelled garden edging with a shell design. W R & J Carmichael, Alloa Brick and Tile Works, Alloa. . . .

Found by Andrew Wood in the Fife area. ‘Compo’ may stand for composition. It is assumed this was manufactured by James Dougall & Sons Ltd. James Dougall & Sons Ltd, Bonnybridge, Stirlingshire. Alternative brickworks include: Bonnyside Brickworks, Bonnybridge, Stirlingshire. .  

The following bricks are in the possession of Boris Talpa, Rostov on Don, Russia. They were found in the Vladivostok and Primorye area of Eastern Russia. . . Below – Glenyards – Glenyards Fireclay Works, Glenyards, Bonnybridge, Stirlingshire. Note the thumbprint to top right. Below – Boghead – Boghead Fireclay Works, Bathgate, West Lothian. ….

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…

Found on the site of the old Atlas Brickworks, Bathville, West Lothian. Atlas Brickworks, Bathville, Armadale, West Lothian. Compn is an abbreviation for ‘composition’. This brickmark has been lucky to survive as the back of the brick has suffered major damage. Note also the ‘N’ is reversed. .