Scotland's Brick and Tile Manufacturing Industry

Many thanks to Katelyn Lindberg. Katelyn states – I recently visited Fort Point, San Francisco, USA and saw some “Garnkirk” bricks in the fireplaces. Garnkirk Fireclay Works, Garnkirk, Lanarkshire. . . . .

Found by Jeannie Davis at an old tannery in Nova Scotia, Canada. Garnkirk Fireclay Works, Garnkirk, Lanarkshire. . . . . .  

Found by Miguel Roman Vega. Miguel states – I’m from Chile, specifically from the city of Ovalle, in the Coquimbo Region. About 20 kilometres away, there’s an old copper mine called Tamaya. There are six, 19th-century copper smelters there, and I’ve found some bricks that were reused in the 1970s for bakery ovens in Ovalle….

Found by Ian Suddaby in the Ravenscraig, Motherwell area. This example is not in my possession. Garnkirk Fireclay Works, Garnkirk, Lanarkshire. The stamp reads either 1 or I Garnkirk. . .  

Found by Eddie McLean in the Glasgow area. Stamped ‘Garnkirk’ to the front. Stamped ‘Patent’ to the rear. Garnkirk Fireclay Works, Garnkirk, Lanarkshire. . . .  

Found by Marcelo Soulé on the coast near Papudo, Valparaíso, Chile. Garnkirk Fireclay Works, Garnkirk, Lanarkshire. . . . .  

Found by Rachel Brown on an old gold mine crushing plant in Bendigo, Victoria, Australia. Note the thumbprint to the bottom left. Garnkirk Fireclay Works, Garnkirk, Lanarkshire. . . .  

Found by Akin Uddin at Chuadanga, Bangladesh. Garnkirk Fireclay Works, Garnkirk, Lanarkshire. . . . . .  

The following bricks were found by John Gibson and to Mark Courneyea. John states – We are researching the history of a munitions factory in Ballarat, Victoria, Australia, which was built in 1941, and we have almost finished a book on the factory. On a site visit a few days ago we came upon two…

Found by Eddie McLean in the Glasgow area. Garnkirk Fireclay Works, Garnkirk, Lanarkshire. . . . . Below – The side view shows a sloping edge to one end.