Scotland's Brick and Tile Manufacturing Industry

Found by Eddie McLean in Glasgow. Drumpark Brickworks, Bargeddie, Glasgow, Lanarkshire. . . . .

Drumpark Brickworks, Bargeddie, Glasgow, Lanarkshire aka Bargeddie Brickworks. Canmore British Brick Society Information Sheet No 31 (Nov 83) Dewar and Findlay Ltd, Drumpark Brickworks, Bargeddie, Glasgow. (NR 705641). Operated from 1895 to 1977, producing high quality pressed red facings, either red or blue. 1895 – The 1985 publication ‘A survey of Scottish brickmarks’ suggests the…

Found near Airdrie Drumpark Brickworks, Bargeddie, Glasgow, Lanarkshire. . . . .

Found in Paisley Another variation in frog – almost a double frog. Drumpark Brickworks, Bargeddie, Glasgow. . . .  

Found in Paisley. Drumpark Brickworks, Bargeddie, Glasgow, Lanarkshire. . . . . Below – A very similar stamp on a brick found in the Glasgow area. Note that the letters are slightly wider.  

Found in Paisley by RB* Drumpark Brickworks, Bargeddie, Glasgow, Lanarkshire Note the brick has been stamped Dewar in doth directions. Note the slighty larger gap after the ‘D’ and before the ‘R’ to accommodate the screws holding the stamp. . . Below – A similar stamp on a brick found in Glasgow but with additional…

This example is in the possession of  CulturalNL Museums & Heritage. Drumpark Brickworks, Bargeddie, Glasgow, Lanarkshire. . . . . Below – Possibly a very similar stamp on a broken brick found in the Glasgow area.

Found by Tam Moffett in Fife. Drumpark Brickworks, Bargeddie, Glasgow, Lanarkshire. Note the additional channels running across the margin of the brick although they stop short of the arris (edge). . . . Below – A similar stamp and channels on a ‘red’ Dewar brick found in the Glasgow area.    

Found by Tam Moffett in Fife. Drumpark Brickworks, Bargeddie, Glasgow, Lanarkshire. There appears to be no frog as such. The round ended mark is likely just to be the mark left by the stamp plate. . . . Below – same stamp on a double bullnose. Below – The same stamp on a bullnose example….

Found Newcastleton by Brian Wardell. Drumpark Brickworks, Bargeddie, Glasgow, Lanarkshire. . . . . Below -A very similar mark but on a slightly curved circle brick. Note the larger distance between the ‘D’ and the ‘R’ in order to accommodate the stamp screw heads. Below – the same stamp on a red clay brick as…