Scotland's Brick and Tile Manufacturing Industry

Found by Chris Tilney in the County Durham area. This example is not in my possession. Atlas Brickworks, Bathville, Armadale, West Lothian. . . .

The following bricks were found by Heather Harris. Heather states – I am located in Prince Edward Island, Canada, and there is a beach site in our capital, Charlottetown, that is covered in bricks and other building debris. The location formerly housed a hospital, called Falconwood, which was built in the 1870s as an asylum. Sadly,…

Many thanks to Bruce MacDonald for the following photographs which were taken at The Sunbury Plantation House, St Philip Parish Barbados. All the bricks present were fire bricks and included English manufacturers such as Ruffors of Stourbridge, Cowen of Newcastle and Duddell of Fenton. 90% of the bricks present appear to have been stamped ‘Glenboig’….

Many thanks to Gustavo Coronel for the following information. This ‘Crater’ brick was found in lime kiln furnace No 5, Malagueño, Córdoba, Argentina. Gustavo states that bricks stamped ‘Etna’ were also found lining the furnace but no photograph is available as yet. Manufactured by the Etna or Atlas Brickworks, Armadale, West Lothian. . . ….

Found by Karine Pilon in New Brunswick, Canada. Etna Brickworks, Armadale, West Lothian. Alternative brickworks include: West Works, Armadale, West Lothian. . .

These were found by Lindsay Townsend in Cumberland, British Columbia, Canada. Lindsay states – Cumberland BC was a coal mining town (originally called Union), which operated 8 coal mines from the late 1890s until as late as the mid-1950s. The brick I found was near to the sites of the oldest two of these mines,…

Found by John Dory at Lithgow NSW, Australia. John states – The area had several shale mines at different times. These ones are from an area that mined shale from 1890 to 1920. . . . . Below – Atlas – Atlas Brickworks, Bathville, Armadale, West Lothian. Below – Morningside – Morningside Fireclay Works, Newmains,…

Found by Ian Suddaby at Coatbridge. This example is not in my possession. Atlas Brickworks, Bathville, Armadale, West Lothian . . .

Found by Ian Suddaby at Coatbridge. This example is not in my possession. Atlas Brickworks, Bathville, Armadale, West Lothian . . .

This tile was found by Marco Samaniego in the abandoned ruins of an old house in the City of Humaitá, Department of Ñeembucú, Paraguay. It measures 29.5cm x 29.5 cm. Etna Brickworks, Armadale, West Lothian. Alternative brickworks include: West Works, Armadale, West Lothian. . .