Scotland's Brick and Tile Manufacturing Industry

This brick is in the possession of Vladimir Smirnov and was found in the St Petersburg area. Blochairn Sand and Fire Clay Co, Blochairn, Glasgow. . . . .

This brick is in the possession of John Stevens. John states –  I believe it came from a fireplace in an old north Brisbane home here in Queensland. Note the thumbprint to the bottom left. Blochairn Sand and Fire Clay Co, Blochairn, Glasgow. . .  

The following bricks were found in and around the Melbourne area of Victoria, Australia. They were found by Mark Fleming and they are in the possession of Philip Lehocz, an Australian brick collector. Gartcraig Fire Clay Works, By Millerston, Glasgow. and Blochairn Sand and Fire Clay Co, Blochairn, Glasgow. and Glenboig Union Fireclay Company, Glenboig,…

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 &…

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.  

(Note – SBH – This would appear not 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 the utilisation of the clay in the lands of Eastern Blochairn has decided to recommend the Corporation…

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 Clydebank. Blochairn Sand and Fire Clay Co, Blochairn, Glasgow. . . . .  

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