Scotland's Brick Manufacturing Industry

Found by Ian Suddaby at Inverboyndie, Aberdeenshire. James Dougall & Sons Ltd, Bonnybridge, Stirlingshire. Alternative brickworks include: Bonnyside Brickworks, Bonnybridge, Stirlingshire. . .  

Cockeren Brickworks, Bonnybridge. Situated on Bonnybridge Road. It operated from c1920 – 1931 under the trade name Corkeren.  Source Falkirk Museum and Archives. ********************* William Cochran was a director of James Dougall & Sons Ltd. He also ran the privately funded Cochrans Brickworks which manufactured tiles and grates for domestic stoves and fires. < 1906…

Found by Eddie McLean in the Glasgow area. Heathfield Fireclay Works, Heathfield, Lanarkshire. Alternative brickworks include: Cardowan Fireclay Works, Lanarkshire. Note the large thumb print. This appears to be stamped YOUNGs but it may be YOUNG 5

Whiterigg Fireclay Mine, East Whitburn, West Lothian aka Whitrigg? This mine was initially owned by the Flemington Coal Company. 1947 – The mine found new owners in James Dougall and Sons per Boyd Mitchell. James Dougall and Sons used about have the clay mined and the rest was sold to the Douglas Firebrick Company. c. 1970 –…

Found in the Glasgow area by Eddie McLean. The ‘D’ within a Diamond is the trademark of DysonRefractories Ltd who were based in England. They bought over the James Dougall, Bonnybridge Works. These Dyson bricks were made at the East Works at  Bonnybridge ( Dougall  / Dyson site) James Dougall & Sons Ltd, Bonnybridge, Stirlingshire…

Found by Tucker Kennedy at Ardeer, Ayrshire. Note the thumb print to top right. Note ‘Glasgow’ has been stamped upside down and in mirror image. Garnqueen Fireclay Works, Glenboig, Lanarkshire. Alternative brickworks include: Gartliston Fireclay Works, Glenboig, Lanarkshire. Building bricks at Garscadden Works, Drumchapel.

Found in Alloa. Note the thumprint below the stamp. Heathfield Fireclay Works, Garnkirk. . . .

Found at Bo’ness. Note the stamp is on the side of this shaped special. James Dougall & Sons Ltd, Bonnybridge, Stirlingshire. Alternative brickworks include: Bonnyside Brickworks, Bonnybridge, Stirlingshire. . .

This brick was found in a skip in George IV Bridge, Edinburgh by Nick Basden.  It is believed to have been removed during a renovation of the George IV bar, 54 George IV Bridge, Edinburgh. The brick is oversized measuring 12 1/2″ x 6 1/2″ x 3 3/4″. It has a thumb impression to one end. It is…

Found by Eddie McLean in Glenboig. Glenboig Union Fireclay Company, Glenboig, Lanarkshire. Alternative brickworks include: Glenboig Star Fireclay Works, Glenboig, Lanarkshire. Glenboig Fireclay Works, (Old Works) Glenboig, Lanarkshire Glenboig 111 G or Glenboig III G Note the large thumbprint to top right.