Scotland's Brick Manufacturing Industry

Found at the site of the Calder Ironworks, Coatbridge. Carfin Brickworks, Motherwell, Lanarkshire Alternative brickworks include: Garturk Brickworks, Calder, Coatbridge, Lanarkshire. Govan brickworks, Glasgow. Note the frog shape.  

Garturk Brickworks, Calder, Coatbridge, Lanarkshire Owned by the Carnbroe Ironworks.  Working prior to 1863. Its name was changed to Gartuck or Garturk Brickworks by 1914. Source – Kenneth W Sanderson. 1893 – Garturk Mine. Owned by William Dixon Ltd, 1 Dixon Street, Glasgow. Mining coal and fire clay. John Allan Manager. (Note – SBH – Supplying…

Canmore Canmore Canmore Below – 17/12/1855 – GlasgowHerald – Auchlochan Colliery and fire brick works for sale. Below – 27/04/1863 – Glasgow Herald – Minerals to let in Auchlochan Estate including clay band and fire clay….Proprietor James T Brown, Auchlochan House by Lesmahagow….. 1903 – Caprington & Auchlochan Collieries (John  Neil, manager), Auchlochan, Lesmahagow R.S.O. Lanarkshire…

Found by Ian King in Coatbridge. Calder Iron Brick Works, Whifflet, Coatbridge. . . . .

Found by Eddie McLean in the Glasgow area. Manufactured at the Calder Iron Brick Works, Coatbridge as owned by William Dixon & Co. (Probably named Gartuck or Garturk Brick Works). . . .

Found by David Ivey in Wishaw. Calder Iron Brick Works, Whifflet, Coatbridge. . . . .  

Govan Colliery Brick Works, Polmadie, Glasgow Below – 1893 – Fire Brick Works, Govan (top left of map) 09/05/1906 – The Scotsman – William Dixon Limited – Issue of shares for public subscription. The prospectus states – The company also owns brick works at Calder, Govan Colliery and Carfin Colliery of the most modern type capable…

Canmore – Carfin Tile Works -1859 – Depicted and named ‘Clay Pit’, unnamed clay pit and ‘Kiln’ and four roofed buildings, three of which are on the site of the later Carfin Brickworks. By 1897, the tileworks clay pit at had been abandoned and the kiln and L-shaped building demolished, as have the other three…

Found Carluke. Carfin Brickworks, Motherwell, Lanarkshire. . . . .  

Canmore Calder Iron Brickworks, Whifflet, Coatbridge. Owned by the Carnbroe Ironworks.  Working prior to 1863. Its name was changed to Gartuck or Garturk Brickworks by 1914. Source Kenneth W Sanderson. ************************** Ian King, a former electrician working in and around brick works and other industrial sites states the Calder Iron Works  made its own fire bricks…