Found near Johnston, Lanarkshire by Bill Spiers.
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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Cadder Brickworks, Kirkintilloch Road, Cadder, East Dumbartonshire aka Cadder Moss Brickworks. These Brickworks were initially operated as the Cadder Brickworks and run by a Company that changed its title to the Cadder Brick Company and then they were sold to Keir and Cawder who continued to run it as their Cadder Brickworks. 02/05/1928 – Kirkintilloch…
(Note – SBH – When researching 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…
Alex Frew & Co operated two brickworks to the east of Airdrie in Lanarkshire. Rawyards Brickworks commenced working in the late 19th century, whilst the Drumbathie Brickworks to the south of Rawyards was in production from the early 20th century. Production at this latter works ceased c.1960. Canmore 1893 – The 1985 publication ‘A survey…
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 Commondyke Brickworks, Common, East Ayrshire – Alexandra Transport Ltd started Commondyke Brickworks after World War II and operated the business until 1977 when the works closed. The Scottish Brick Corporation took over Alexandra’s business in…
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…
Barrachnie Colliery and Brickworks, Baillieston, Glasgow aka Garrowhill Brickworks. Gartocher Coal and Brick Company, Barrachnie brick manufacturers, Garrowhill, Glasgow. Canmore Below – 1910 – This map was published in 1947 but the details at the bottom seem to indicate it was surveyed in 1910. 1928 – 1939 – The 1985 publication ‘A survey of Scottish…
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,…
Found by Eddie McLean in the Glasgow area. Note the double edged frog. The Cadder Brick Co Ltd, Balmore Works, Balmuildy Road, Bishopbriggs, Glasgow. . . .
