1823 – The Duke of Portland is credited as being the first agricultural improver to introduce tile draining to the West of Scotland in 1823. These being manufactured at the tilework at Cessnock. Source – Matthew Yuill.
1867 – James Smith Taylor, Galston Tile Works, Gargieston. Residence – Moorfield, Kilmarnock. (Note – SBH – I am uncertain if the Cessnock Tileworks were also known as the Galston Tileworks but there is a good chance they were so I have added this entry here to ensure it is recorded.) (See Moorfield Tileworks)
Below – Sept 1899 – The British Clay Worker – Death of William Gilmour.
J & M Craig, Dean, Hillhead and Perceton Fire Clay Works, Kilmarnock and Longpark Pottery, Kilmarnock. (Note – SBH – I have created separate pages for Perceton, Dean, Hillhead and Longpark. Where information does not relate to a particular works, such as Craig family history, I have added it to the Perceton page.) Below –…
J & M Craig, Dean, Hillhead and Perceton Fire Clay Works, Kilmarnock and Longpark Pottery, Kilmarnock. (Note – SBH – I have created separate pages for Perceton, Dean, Hillhead and Longpark. Where information does not relate to a particular works, such as Craig family history, I have added it to the Perceton page.) Below –…
Canmore 1796 – Glenbuck Ironworks was founded about 1795 by English entrepreneurs who went bankrupt in 1813. 1858 – Hunts mineral statistics state that Glenbuck Fireclay Works were producing 500 tons of tap hole clay per year for blast furnaces. 1858 – Mineral Statistics of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland for 1858 –…
1825 – Agricultural improvements carried out by Henry Richmond at the farm of East Montgarswood – draining. When Henry took over the farm in 1816 he set about making improvements. The first job was to clear the land of stones and boulders. In his diary, there are 27 references to clearing and carting stones. He…
08/12/1840 – Liverpool Standard – On an improved method of constructing and stoking the furnaces of tile kilns. (By Mr James Taylor, Moorfield Tileworks, Kilmarnock, actor to the Duke of Portland.) Mr Taylor’s original paper on the manufacturing of drain tiles (for which the society’s gold medal was awarded) will be found in vol. xii….
Barneight Tileworks, Mauchline, East Ayrshire aka Barnaight. 1851 – 1852 – Alexander Woodburn, Tilemaker, Barneight, Mauchline, Ayrshire. 1855 – 1857 – ScotlandsPlaces – Barneight Tileworks. These tileworks, where drain tiles only are made, will in a year or so be destroyed and turned into tillage and the clay pits also filled up. Alexander Woodburn Tenant….
Glamis Brick and Tile Works, Glamis, Angus. Below – 11/09/1857 – Dundee, Perth and Cupar Advertiser – Drain tiles are for sale at Glammiss Tileworks at Haughs of Cossins. Apply to Robert Spence at the works. Glammiss 09/09/1857. 02/12/1859 – Dundee, Perth and Cupar Advertiser – The tilework at Glamiss is to be let on…
Gargieston Tileworks were situated a mile southwest of Kilmarnock on the Troon branch of the Glasgow and South Western Railway, it was making fire brick products in 1889 when managed by Thomas Smillie. The OS map of 1911 shows a medium sized brickworks and an open quarry to the south and another to the east…
Canmore 07/06/1838 – Perthshire Advertiser – Pitfour Brick and Tile Works are now in operation and written orders will be received by William Hay, overseer, Pitfour. 28/05/1838. 16/04/1840 – Perthshire Courier – Pitfour Brick and Tile Works. Below – 26/11/1840 – Perthshire Advertiser – Pitfour Tileworks to let. Machinery includes 2 x steam-driven, Marquis of…
