1893 List of Scottish Fireclay Mines
— 27/07/2015List of Scottish Fireclay Mines in 1893 Ayrshire Ayr George Taylor & Co, North Harbour Street and
Read moreA list of Scottish clay mines. This is ongoing and I will continue to add to this list as research permits.
List of Scottish Fireclay Mines in 1893 Ayrshire Ayr George Taylor & Co, North Harbour Street and
Read moreAbronhill Fireclay Mine, Castlecary. The fireclays were leased to Robert Miller in 1883, who started
Read more(Note – SBH – I have added the Scottish tag here as although the bricks themselves were manufactured
Read morec. 1967 – The fireclay mine at Carrington was purchased by the Bonnybridge Refractories Limited.
Read moreA clay mine supplying clay with a low iron content. 1938 – Opened by John G Stein and Co. Below
Read moreBRICK CLAY Brick clay is the term used to describe clay and mudstone used predominantly in the manufacture
Read moreBalglass mine – Owned by Glenvault and Campsie Fireclay, Lime and Coal Co Ltd, 65 West Regent Street,
Read more1958 – This fireclay mine was opened and run by the Burn Fireclay Company, Morpeth, Northumberland.
Read moreAyrshire Bauxitic Clay – An allochthonous deposit? – S.K. Monro, F.C.Loughnan and M.C. Walker.
Read moreRobertson, Love & Co were liquidated in 1916 but continued to make firebricks as part of United Collieries
Read moreBerryhill Fireclay and Coal Company appears to have originally been predominantly a coal-producing company
Read moreBirkhill Fireclay Mine, Avonbank, Polmont ( 3 sites) – Company name P & M Hurll. Established
Read moreBelow – 1946 – Budshaw Fireclay Mine. Note 2 other Damhead Fireclay mines.
Read moreEstablished to supply the Calderbank Steel Works with fireclay and firebricks. Source Kenneth W Sanderson.
Read more02/05/1873 – Glasgow Herald – Serious accident in clay pit – Yesterday afternoon a,
Read moreCampsie Clay Mine, Lennoxtown, East Dunbartonshire.? From the map below this mine could be named Tarfin,
Read moreCanmore c. 1953 – The Carbrook Clay Mine lies to the north-west of Falkirk and was opened by Craigend
Read moreThis mine was sunk to supply the Stein Castlecary Fireclay Works with high alumina grade clay. (Thistle
Read moreCastleview Fireclay Mine, Bothwell, Lanarkshire was commenced by J.J Kane. c. 1960 – Mine commenced.
Read more1888 – Parliamentary Papers of 1888 record Mr Hugh Jack, Dalry operating a coal and fireclay mine
Read more1888 – Parliamentary Papers of 1888 record Mr Hugh Jack, Dalry operating a coal and fireclay mine
Read moreBelow – 1946 – Damhead Fireclay Mine. Note 2 mine openings and also another nearby fireclay
Read moreThe mine was owned by Alan Kirkwood Limited. 1896 – Upper Darnley Fireclay Mine had 5 workers underground
Read moreDrum Fire Clay Mine, Bonnybridge, Falkirk, Stirlingshire was possibly situated adjacent to Bonnybridge
Read moreDunaskin Fire Clay Works –Dalmellington – Dunaskin Fireclay Mine was owned by the Dalmellington
Read moreDykehead Fireclay Mine, Bonnybridge, Stirlingshire. 1920 – Dykehead Ganister and Firebrick Co.,
Read moreSource – The Geology of the Neighbourhood of Edinburgh 1910. P230 … At Prestongrange
Read moreBelow – 19/10/1892 – Glasgow Herald – minerals, including fireclay to let at Devonside,
Read moreThe following is an excellent summarisation of the method used to extract fire clay and the method thereafter
Read moreGlentore Fireclay Works, Greengairs, Airdrie, North Lanarkshire. These works may have been a fireclay
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