Scotland's Brick and Tile Manufacturing Industry

This example was found near Pitkaranta in Karelia, Russia by Vladimir Smirnov. I am not in possession of this example. Garnkirk Fireclay Works, Garnkirk, Lanarkshire. . . .

This example was found near Pitkaranta in Karelia, Russia by Vladimir Smirnov. It was found at the site of an old ironworks and alongside bricks stamped ‘Cowen’ from the NE of England. Garnkirk Fireclay Works, Garnkirk, Lanarkshire. . . .

The following Scottish bricks were found by David W Garcia at various locations throughout California, USA. . . . . Below – Gartcraig Fire Clay Works, by Millerston, Glasgow. . Below – Robert Brown & Son, Ferguslie Fireclay Works, Paisley, Renfrewshire. . Below – Garnkirk Fireclay Works, Garnkirk, Lanarkshire.

Found by Peter Brook in the garden of a house in Bendigo, Victoria, Australia. The house was built in 1905. Garnkirk Fireclay Works, Garnkirk, Lanarkshire. . . . .

Found by Ian Suddaby in the Wanlockhead area. Gartcosh Fireclay Works, Gartcosh, Glasgow. . . . .

This brick was found by Kathleen Forward at the site of the Albion Mines Foundry in New Glasgow, Nova Scotia, Canada. Photographed by Laura de Boer. The foundry was established in 1827 and was in operation until at least 1865 and possibly as late as the 1890s. Garnkirk Fireclay Works, Garnkirk, Lanarkshire. . . ….

Found by Ian Suddaby in the Leadhills area. Garnkirk Fireclay Works, Garnkirk, Lanarkshire. . . . .  

The following photograph was forwarded by Claudio A. Vergara Melian a Restorative Architect in Chile. The brick was found during excavations on a large house was located in the gardens of Palacio Vergara Vina del Mar, Chile. It is dated c. 1870. Claudio states ” I think they were used for a furnace to work…

Found by Pavel Ilatovsky in the basement of an old ironworks which dates back at least 150 years. The ironworks were located in Pitkyaranta, Karelia, St Petersburg, Russia. Garnkirk Fireclay Works, Garnkirk, Lanarkshire. . . .

WIKI information – The British and Tasmanian Charcoal Iron Company (BTCIC) was an iron mining and smelting company that operated from 1874 to 1878 in Northern Tasmania, Australia. It was formed by floating the operations of a private company, the Tasmanian Charcoal Iron Company that operated between 1871 and 1874. This venture was the largest of the four…