Found by Gordon Wyle at Inchcoonans, Errol.
Douglas Fireclay Works, Dalry, Ayrshire
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Monkcastle Fireclay Mine, Dalry, North Ayrshire aka High Monkcastle. Canmore Douglas Works used local fireclay mined from Langside at Galston, Smithstone at Kilwinning and Monkcastle, which was the last of these local mines to supply fireclay to the works. After Monkcastle stopped supplying the works in 1981, raw materials for production had to be brought…
Found by Ian Suddaby in the Aberdeen area. This is not in my possession. Douglas Fireclay Works, Dalry, Ayrshire. . . .
Found by Eddie McLean in the Glasgow area. Douglas Fireclay Works, Dalry, Ayrshire . . . .
Found by Eddie McLean in the Glasgow area. Douglas Fireclay Works, Dalry, Ayrshire. . . . .
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 –…
18/02/1826 – Patrick Warner of Ardeer Estate was responsible for exporting tiles and sole plates and importing Welsh slate. Unknown source and no confirmation it relates to the Ardeer brickworks directly. 05/03/1855 – Glasgow Herald – Ardeer Brick Work will also be let for such number of years as may be agreed upon, from and…
Found in Kilwinning by Martin Sneddon. Douglas Fireclay Works, Dalry, Ayrshire. . . . .
Lylestone Brick and Pipe Works, High Gooseloan, Kilwinning. The brick and pipe works were connected (physically) to the Lylestone limestone quarry, there was a narrow gauge railway, and there were also coal and fireclay workings at Lylestone. WIKI information 17/03/1891 – Glasgow Herald – Traveller wanted for freestone and bricks. Apply by letter to Lylestone Quarry…
Photo by Martyn Fretwell courtesy of the Bill Richardson Collection at Southwick Hall, Northamptonshire. Douglas Fireclay Works, Dalry, Ayrshire. Douglas 80 or possible Douglas oO. . . .
Found by Andrew Gemmell in the Milngavie ,Glasgow area. Douglas Fireclay Works, Dalry, Ayrshire. . . . .
