Scotland's Brick Manufacturing Industry

Found by Tucker Kennedy in the Ayrshire area. Heathfield Fireclay Works, Garnkirk. . . . .

The following information and photographs have been supplied by Jack Whittles and Christa Stone from Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada. Jack states “Recently I have been collecting many bricks from a colliery site on Vancouver Island, British Columbia Canada.  The Colliery was for the Cumberland Coal Mines that were in operation from about 1888 to 1961….

Found at Glenbuck, East Ayrshire. The manufacturer of this firebrick is unknown. An ‘X’ has been manually inscribed to one face. It was found at the site of the old Glenbuck Ironworks and Collieries in East Ayrshire, Scotland. The following 4 photographs of this brick reveal a total of at least 13 fingerprint impressions and…

Found by Eddie McLean in the Glasgow area. Heathfield Fireclay Works, Heathfield, Lanarkshire. Alternative brickworks include: Cardowan Fireclay Works, Lanarkshire. Note the large thumb print. This appears to be stamped YOUNGs but it may be YOUNG 5

Found by Tucker Kennedy in the Ayrshire area. I think this is a Heathfield ‘G’ but it could be a ‘C’. Heathfield Fireclay Works, Garnkirk. . . .  

Found by Tucker Kennedy at Ardeer, Ayrshire. Heathfield Fireclay Works, Garnkirk. . . . .

Found by Tucker Kennedy at Ardeer, Ayrshire. Note the thumb print to top right. Note ‘Glasgow’ has been stamped upside down and in mirror image. Garnqueen Fireclay Works, Glenboig, Lanarkshire. Alternative brickworks include: Gartliston Fireclay Works, Glenboig, Lanarkshire. Building bricks at Garscadden Works, Drumchapel.

Found in Alloa. Note the thumprint below the stamp. Heathfield Fireclay Works, Garnkirk. . . .

This brick was found in a skip in George IV Bridge, Edinburgh by Nick Basden.  It is believed to have been removed during a renovation of the George IV bar, 54 George IV Bridge, Edinburgh. The brick is oversized measuring 12 1/2″ x 6 1/2″ x 3 3/4″. It has a thumb impression to one end. It is…

Found by Ian Suddaby in Knockentiber, Kilmarnock. Messrs John Gilmour & Co., Manufacturers of Bricks and Tiles, Bonnyton, Kilmarnock. . . . . Below  – The same stamp on a later style brick found by Michael Fallone in the Glasgow area. Note the letters are raised on this example. . Below – One side of…