Scotland's Brick Manufacturing Industry

John Shepherd Street, Born 8/12/1859, son of Richard Street, brick manufacturer, Dunfermline, and Euphemia West, grandson of William Streets and Anna Shepherd, married 02/02/1800 Glasgow.  John S Street resident Dunfermline 1871-1891. 01/11/1892 – Edinburgh Evening News – Handler wanted for Cruicks Pottery, Inverkeithing. Apply with particulars to Street Brothers, Earthenware manufacturers, Inverkeithing. 22/04/1893 – Edinburgh Evening…

Found in the Aberdeenshire area by Ian Suddaby. This is a roof ridge. Appin Fire Clay Works, Townhill, Dunfermline. . . . .

John Shepherd Street, Born 8/12/1859, son of Richard Street, brick manufacturer, Dunfermline, and Euphemia West, grandson of William Streets and Anna Shepherd, married 02/02/1800 Glasgow.  John S Street resident Dunfermline 1871-1891. Below – 10/05/1828 – Edinburgh Evening Courant – (Note – SBH – Could this be reference to an early brickworks at Townhill?) 1839 – 1840…

Alexander Wilson & Son Terracotta Manufacturers, Lochhead Works, Dunfermline. In 1851, the Great Exhibition (for which the Crystal Palace was built) was held in Hyde Park, London. The exhibition was a great success and led Prince Albert, the Prince Consort, to propose the creation of a permanent series of facilities for the enlightenment of the public in the area, which…

Kingseat Colliery Brickworks, Kingseat, Dunfermline Canmore Canmore 1837 – 19/08/1901 – Dundee Evening Telegraph –  New Works at Inverkeithing – Very extensive additions both in the way of building and the laying down of new plant has just been made to the Inverkeithing Works of Messrs Street Brothers Ltd, extensions which will give employment to a…

Lochside Coal and Fireclay Company Limited, Townhill, Dunfermline. Canmore 12/04/1902 – New brickworks at Townhill opened by Lochside Brick and Fireclay Works (Journal p4 col 7) Below – 1905 – Advert Lochside Coal and Fireclay Company Below – 01/02/1905 – Dundee Courier – Dispute over a pipe. (07/03/1905 – the outcome ) 2/11/1906 –  Lochside…

John Shepherd Street, Born 8/12/1859, son of Richard Street, brick manufacturer, Dunfermline, and Euphemia West, grandson of William Streets and Anna Shepherd, married 02/02/1800 Glasgow.  John S Street resident Dunfermline 1871-1891. (Note – SBH – I have included here, any references to the Street family, that I cannot connect to a particular brickworks) 1886 – Street…

John Shepherd Street, Born 8/12/1859, son of Richard Street, brick manufacturer, Dunfermline, and Euphemia West, grandson of William Streets and Anna Shepherd, married 02/02/1800 Glasgow.  John S Street resident Dunfermline 1871-1891. Inverkeithing Brickworks later renamed The Inverkeithing Fire Clay Works and The Fire Clay and Brick Co, Inverkeithing. 1825 – William Stephens in his ‘The story…

Found on the fore shore at Inverkeithing, Fife Appin Brickworks, Townhill, Dunfermline . . . .

Found in Fife area – JC Street Brothers, Appin Coal and Fire Clay Works, Townhill, Dunfermline  – Fire clay – J.S. Street, Manager . . . .