Found by Eddie McLean in the Glasgow area.
I am sure that this is a mis-stamp in that it should read ATC as per this brick – click me
There is space on the stamp for a ‘C’ and this would even the letters up within the frog as the ‘AT’ is definitely off centre as it stands and that would be very unusual.
Blackhill Brickworks, Bishopriggs, Lanarkshire and others.
The ATC brickmark was produced at various brickworks under the umbrella of the Alexandra Transport Company, the brickmark comes from the company initials, ATC.
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Below – 1944 – 1969 – It is possible that the building marked ‘Precast Concrete Works’ is the where the Dunbrick Co Ltd manufactured their cement-based bricks. 04/05/1946 – Dundee Courier – Dundee may have a new brick factory. The Alexandra Transport Co Ltd, Glasgow, are interested in a site at Dundee Harbour for a…
Found by Robert Bain from West Dunbartonshire. Find location unknown. Blackhill Brickworks, Bishopbriggs, Lanarkshire and others. The ATC brickmark was produced at various brickworks under the umbrella of the Alexandra Transport Company, the brickmark comes from the company initials, ATC. . . .
Commondyke Brickworks, Common, near Auchinleck, East Ayrshire. ‘C’ is attributed to this brickworks by the Scottish brick survey 1985. Canmore (Note – SBH – I believe these works were operated for some time by Archibald Kenneth and Sons). Commondyke Brickworks, Common, East Ayrshire – Alexandra Transport Ltd started Commondyke Brickworks after World War II and…
The ATC brickmark was produced at various brickworks under the umbrella of the Alexandra Transport Company, the brickmark comes from the company initials, ATC and possibly AT (the AT’s could be examples of poor stamping). At one point they owned the following Scottish Brickworks. Blackhill, Bishopbriggs, Lanarkshire. Summerston, Lanarkshire Balmore, Bishopbriggs, Lanarkshire Walkinshaw, Renfrew, Renfrewshire. Carsehead, Dalry,…
Airdrie Brickworks, Petersburn, Airdrie. North Lanarkshire aka Airdrie Brick Co Ltd, Airdrie, North Lanarkshire. The 1985 publication ‘A survey of Scottish brickmarks’ suggests the Airdrie Brick Co Ltd operated from the Airdrie Brickworks, Petersburn, Airdrie. Below – 21/09/1937 – New brickworks for Airdrie. One kiln being built and more to more depending on the demand…
Holytown Brickworks, New Stevenston, Lanarkshire. Canmore c. 1899 – c. 1939 – A survey of Scottish brickmarks 1985 suggests that James Nimmo and Co were the owners. 08/08/1903 – Airdrie and Coatbridge Advertiser – A young woman named Mary O’Neil, brickworker residing at the Double Dandy Row, Carfin, while at her work in Holytown Brickwork,…
Found in Falkirk. Blackhill Brickworks, Bishopriggs, Lanarkshire and others. The ATC brickmark was produced at various brickworks under the umbrella of the Alexandra Transport Company, the brickmark comes from the company initials, ATC. . . .
Carsehead Brickworks, Dalry, North Ayrshire. Dalry Brick Company, Kersland and Carsehead Brickworks, Dalry, Ayrshire. Canmore – Carsehead Brickworks, Beith Road, Dalry, North Ayrshire. Ayrshire Brick & Fireclay Company established Carsehead Brickworks in 1907 and operated the business until at least 1928. The works had several owners from then with the Scottish Brick Corporation becoming the…
The Cadder Brick Co started these works in Balmuildy Road, Bishopbriggs. They were then taken over by the Alexandra Transport Company and then the Scottish Brick Company. The Cadder Brick Co Ltd, Balmore Works, Balmuildy Road, Bishopbriggs, Glasgow. Alexandra Transport Co., Alexandra Parade, Glasgow made Cadder bricks from waste out of mines and clay from…
(Note – SBH – When research information regarding the various brickworks in the Bishopbriggs area it is often difficult to determine exactly which piece of information should be associated with which particular brickworks. This is in the main caused by newspaper articles referring to the ‘brickworks at Bishopbriggs, or similar and not precisely naming the…
