Scotland's Brick Manufacturing Industry

Found by Eddie Mclean in the Glasgow area. John Dodds, moulding sand, ground fire-clay and composition brick maker, 470 Garngad Rd. N.; tel. No., Bell 2994. Ho. 575 Alexandra Parade (Springburn, Glasgow). . . . .

Garngard Brickworks, Garngad Road, Glasgow. 1878  –  Miller & Young, Pottery Manufacturers, Garngad Hill, Glasgow (Note – SBH – connected – probably not?). Below – 1896 – Blochairn Quarry which was later renamed, Garngad Quarry. 1904 – 1905 – John Dodds, moulding sand, ground fireclay and composition brick maker, 470 Garngad Road; ho., 575 Alexandra…

Blochairn Sand and Fire Clay Co, Blochairn, Glasgow. “Blochairn Sand and Fire-Clay Co started in 1877 on the North Side of Hannay Street next to Blochairn Ironworks. Brickworks consisted of 2 rectangular kilns and 5 round kilns. Closed 1889. – Source Kenneth Sanderson. ( These dates are possibly wrong given some of the information to…

Found by Tucker Kennedy in Glasgow. John Dodds, moulding sand, ground fire-clay and composition brick maker, 470 Garngad Rd. N.; tel. No., Bell 2994. Ho. 575 Alexandra Parade (Springburn, Glasgow). Note the ‘N’ is reversed and the following ‘G’ is much smaller than the rest of the letter. . . . Below – This is…

Found Renton, Dumbarton. Slightly deeper frog than my other similar example. Garngard brick works, Glasgow possibly occupied by Dodds. . . .  

Found in Rutherglen and kindly donated by Sandra MacLeod John Dodds, Garngard brick works, Glasgow. . . . .

Found in Fife area – JC Garngad Brick Works, Glasgow possibly occupied by Dodds. . . . .    

Found banks of the Clyde, Old Kilpatrick, Glasgow. Garngard brick works, Glasgow possibly occupied by Dodds. . . . .