Scotland's Brick Manufacturing Industry

Found Note the 2 x reversed ‘N’s. Robert and William Horn, Garscadden and  Yoker Brick Works, Glasgow. . . .  

Canmore AKA – Coplawhil or Coplawhill Brickworks. Bell, Hornsby & Co. were a building and contracting firm, and one of many brick manufacturers in the Glasgow area. From the 1860s to the 1890s, local brick was widely used for factories, and for the internal and rear walls of stone-faced commercial and domestic buildings.  ). Of…

1875 – 1876 – Langlands Brick Company– Langlands, Govan, Glasgow. 1878 – 1879 –  McNeish, William (at Langlands Brick Works, 168 M’Lean st). 1893 – A letterhead references Bell Horsby and Co operating the Langlands Brickworks.

1873 – 1874 – The Langlands Brick Co, Langlands, Govan 1875 – 1876 – The Langlands Brick Company, Govan 1878 – 1879 – McNeish, William (at Langlands Brick Works, 168 McLean st). Below – 1894 – Langlands Brick Works, Govan The Langlands Brickworks look to have gone by 1910 as per this map

Bell, Hornsby & Co, Brick makers, Glasgow. 1863 – Bell and Hornsby letterheads of 1893 state the works were established in 1863. 1869 – Hornsby Bell & Co, Blairdardie, New Kilpatrick. 1869 – Bell, Hornsby & Co. 197 Pollokshaws Rd; brickfields, Polmadie, Glasgow, Langlands, Govan, Blairdardie, Duntocher. 1873 – 1874 – Bell, Hornsby & Co. 197 Pollokshaws Rd. 1896…

07/10/1879 – Glasgow Herald – Theft of oats from the stables at Polmadie Brick Works, Govan occupied by William and Thomas Stevenson. Below – 1888  –  Polmadie Brick Works. Below – 1892 – 1894 – Polmadie Brick Works. 1893 – A letterhead references Bell Horsby and Co operating the Langlands Brickworks. Below – 1893 – Polmadie Brick…

Found by Andrew Gemmell in the Milngavie, Glasgow area. Robert and William Horn, Garscadden and  Yoker Brick Works,  Glasgow . . . . The lettering is slightly ‘thicker’ than this other version I have.  

Garscadden Brick and Tile Works, Canal Bank, Bowling, Glasgow. Written by Eric Flack and reproduced by kind permission.  It is a fascinating read  – “The manufacture of bricks was another local industry in which two of the brickworks produced terracotta type bricks from locally dug clay. These were Horne’s at Elderslie Dry Dock at the…

Dargavel or Dargarvel. See Alexander Whitelaw. 1869 – 1870 – Whitelaw Alexander & Co., brickmakers. builders, and contractors, 8 Lyle street. Works, Dargarvel Brick Works, Bishopton Whitelaw Alexander (of Alexander Whitelaw & Co.), 23 Lynedoch street (page 185). 1876 – 1877 –  Whitelaw Alexander & Co., builders, contractors, and brick- makers, 76 Drumfrochar road — Works,…

Chapter Five  – Brick and Field drain Works – Written by Eric Flack and reproduced by kind permission.  It is a fascinating read. Another local industry was the manufacture of bricks. Three of the local brickwork’s produced terracotta type bricks and field tiles or drains in updraught kilns from locally dug red clay. These were Horn’s which…