Scotland's Brick and Tile Manufacturing Industry

Found by John Ballantyne in the Lesmahagow area. This example is not in my possession. Hamilton Brickworks, Hamilton, Lanarkshire. . . .

John Hicks from West Monroe, Louisiana, USA is in possession of the following Scottish bricks which were found on premises in Malakoff, Texas USA. Their former use is unknown but all 3 are building bricks. Flemington Gilbertfield Hamilton .    

Found by Eddie McLean in the Glasgow area. Hamilton Brickworks, Hamilton, Lanarkshire . . . . .

Hamilton Brickworks, New Park Street, Hamilton, Lanarkshire. Canmore 12/06/1935 – The Scotsman – Proposed brick factory at Hamilton. Negotiations are taking place between Hamilton Town Council and a Rutherglen firm which desires to set up a brick factory at Hamilton. The firm proposes to utilise material from a local refuse bing for making bricks and…

Hamilton Brickworks, Hamilton, Lanarkshire Round ended frog. . . . .

Found in Rutherglen, Glasgow and donated by Sandra MacLeod. Hamilton Brickworks, Hamilton, Lanarkshire. . . . . Below – This may be the same stamp but the brick looks to have been repressed and in doing so has flattened out the stamp. (Note – SBH – I do not think that this faint stamp is…

Found by Andrew Wood near to the Montrose Aircraft Museum. Hamilton Brickworks, Hamilton, Lanarkshire. . . . .

Found fly tipping at Gartliston Works, Glenboig. Hamilton Brickworks, Hamilton, Lanarkshire. . . . .    

Found Firth of Clyde, Glasgow. Hamilton Brickworks, Hamilton, Lanarkshire. . . . .

17/06/1820 – Caledonian Mercury – The brick s making business is now extremely flat. There are thirty-five brick manufactories within about two miles of Glasgow, of these only 10 are working and twenty-four are totally idle. Every field is supposed to produce 500,000 bricks yearly, consequently, there has been a falling off of 12,000,000 in…