Scotland's Brick Manufacturing Industry

Found in Glasgow by Eddie McLean. Blochairn Sand and Fire Clay Co, Blochairn, Glasgow. . . . .

Greenhill Fire Brick Works, Greenhill Fireclay Works and Greenhill Fireclay Company, Denny, Bonnybridge, Stirlingshire. Greenhill Fireclay works, Clayknowes, Bonnybridge – Alexander and John Scott owned the farm and brickworks at Clayknowes and Cadgersgate according to the valuation roll of 1865, Slater’s Directory of 1867, refers to the Greenhill Fireclay works being worked by Scott & Walker. …

Found by Tucker Kennedy on the Isle of Islay. Blochairn Sand and Fire Clay Co, Blochairn, Glasgow. . . . . Below  – The same stamp on a brick made up from a possibly different fabric. It is unfortunately broken through the middle.  

(This  would not appear to be part of the Blochairn sand and fire clay company albeit it was probably situated very close by) 19/07/1899 – Glasgow Herald -A special sub committee of Glasgow Corporation on utilisation of the clay in the lands of Eastern Blochairn has decided to recommend the Corporation to erect and carry…

Blochairn Sand and Fire Clay Co, Blochairn, Glasgow “Blochairn Sand and Fire-Clay Co started in 1877 on the North Side of Hannay Street next to Blochairn Ironworks. Brickworks consisted of 2 rectangular kilns and 5 round kilns. Closed 1889. – Source Kenneth Sanderson. ( These dates are possibly wrong given some of the information to…

Found on the Firth of Clyde, Glasgow Blochairn Sand and Fire Clay Co, Blochairn, Glasgow. . . . .

Found by TM in Fife Blochairn Sand and Fire Clay Co, Blochairn, Glasgow. . . . . Below – The same stamp on a brick found by Tucker Kennedy in the Ayrshire area. I have however kept this due to the composition / fabric of the brick which looks totally different from the one above.