Scotland's Brick and Tile Manufacturing Industry

Found by Eddie McLean in the Glasgow area. Castlecary Fireclay & Lime Works, Castlecary, Stirlingshire. . . . .

The following bricks were found by Jacob Serge at a demolished military camp at Leopoldsburg, Belgium. . . . . Below – Castlecary – Castlecary Fireclay & Lime Works, Castlecary, Stirlingshire. Below – Preston Grange – Prestongrange Brick, Tile and Fireclay Works, Prestonpans, East Lothian.  

These bricks were found by Joe Gofton, washed up on the Dartmouth side of Halifax Harbour, Nova Scotia, Canada. Castlecary Fireclay & Lime Works, Castlecary, Stirlingshire. . . . . Below – A broken ‘BCM Castlecary’ brick.  

Found in the Glasgow area by Eddie McLean. Castlecary Fireclay & Lime Works, Castlecary, Stirlingshire. . . . .

Found by Ian Suddaby at Bruntons, Musselburgh. This example is not in my possession. Castlecary Fireclay & Lime Works, Castlecary, Stirlingshire. . . .

Many thanks to Chock Camancho for taking this photograph of ‘Sankey BM Scotch’ bricks. Chock states:- I took this photo which shows some old bricks still in place at an estate which houses a sugar mill in Nasugbu, Batangas, Philippines. It is just fascinating that this came all the way from Scotland a long time…

Found by Chris Tilney at Blaydon on Tyne, Newcastle. I am not in possession of this example. Note the thumbprint to top right. The ‘B’ is lying on its back. Castlecary Fireclay & Lime Works, Castlecary, Stirlingshire. . .    

Found in East Ayrshire by Ian Suddaby. This example is not in my possession. Castlecary Fireclay & Lime Works, Castlecary, Stirlingshire. . . .

Found by Richard Comish in Millom, Cumbria. Castlecary Fireclay & Lime Works, Castlecary, Stirlingshire. . . . .

Found by Nicholas and Rosemary Wallace while walking in a forest at Marie-Victorin Park, Longueuil, Québec, Canada near the St-Laurent River. Castlecary – Castlecary Fireclay & Lime Works, Castlecary, Stirlingshire. Crater – Atlas Brickworks, Bathville, Armadale, West Lothian or Etna  Brickworks, Bathville, Armadale, West Lothian. . . . .