Scotland's Brick Manufacturing Industry

Found Dalkieth and donated by Nick Basden. Winchburgh Brickworks, Winchburgh, West Lothian. Note the ‘G’ appears to be of a different font from the rest of the letters and the ‘N’ is reversed. . . .

Found at Bo’ness. Winchburgh Brickworks, Winchburgh, West Lothian. . . . .

Found at the site of the old Philpstoun Oil Works, West Lothian. Note the scalloped corners to the frog. Winchburgh Brickworks, Winchburgh, West Lothian. . .   .

Found on the site of an old shale oil works, Broxburn, West Lothian. Winchburgh Brickworks, Winchburgh, West Lothian. Note the ‘G’ and ‘L’ appear to be of a different font from the rest of the letters. . . .  

Found at the Winchburgh brick and tile works, Winchburgh. Winchburgh Brickworks, Winchburgh, West Lothian Note the missing H at the end of Winchburgh. The mark looks symmetrical as it is,  so it does not look like its missing in error! . . .  

Winchburgh Brickworks, Winchburgh, West Lothian Canmore 1869  -Alexander Dougal  & Son, brick & fire-clay goods merchants, 19 Port Hamilton & 100 Fountain bridge. 15/05/1875 – Alloa Advertiser – Deaths – At Winchburgh Brick Works on the 8th inst, Janet H Hunter, the beloved wife of Mr John Stein, in the 40th year of her age….

Canmore 11/12/1851 – Falkirk Herald – To be let – The Craigend Brick and Tile Works, for a term of years as may be agreed upon. The seams of fire and common clays are of first rate quality and the Works being in good going order, with an excellent demand, afford a very favourable entry…

Forgandenny Brick and Tile Works, Glengonar, Perth, Fife. Alexander Dougal – 1828 – 1899  –   as a young man was at Rentonhall Brickworks, Morham, East Lothian, (learning the trade ? ) About 1859 he was at Forgandenny Brick & Tileworks as tenant. By 1869 he was back in Linlithgow, and Winchburgh Brick and Tile works…

Found Barrhead, Glasgow Winchburgh Brickworks, Winchburgh, West Lothian. . . . . Below – The same stamp on a brick with a thumbprint to top right.    

Please note the variations in spelling of Drumkilbo. Below – 09/06/1845 – Glasgow Herald – Estate of Drumkilbo for sale including a brick and tile works on the Estate which may be wrought to any extent. 29/05/1877 – Dundee Courier – To be let – For such term of years as may be agreed upon….