Scotland's Brick and Tile Manufacturing Industry

This brick was found in Iceland and photographed by Halldora Blair. Gartcosh Fireclay Works and  Gartcosh Silica & Fire Clay Works, Glasgow . . . .

Found by Drew Stewart on the Tweed Estuary, Berwick. This example is not in my possession. The brick is marked ‘J Binnie Glasgow’ to one side and ‘Gartcosh’ to the other. James Binnie, Gartcosh Fire Clay Works, nr Glasgow. . . .

Found in a reclamation yard in Blackburn, Aberdeenshire. James Binnie, Gartcosh Fire Clay Works, nr Glasgow. . . . . . . Below – The same stamp on 2 chimney pots owned by Nicol MacKinnon. Nicol states – “one of them was sealed off with some cement I guess to stop birds nesting in it,…

Manufacturer(s): Gartcosh Fireclay Works (1863-1884). Gartcosh Silica & Fire Clay Works (1884-1890). The Glenboig Union Fire Clay Company (1890-1965). Office: 69 Bath Street, Glasgow, Scotland (1884). Works: Situated about a mile east of Heathfield and Garnkirk, Lanarkshire, Scotland. This was the fourth fireclay works to start in the Garnkirk area. It was founded by James…

Scottish bricks found in Iceland. These bricks were photographed by Halldora Blair and they form part of the front entrance of a house in Siglufjorður, North Iceland. Gartcosh Gartcosh 5 Glenboig A1 ‘Crown’ Glenboig A1 H3 ( First time I have seen this particular brickmark) Glenboig Special ( half a brick)    

This brick was found in Iceland and photographed by Halldora Blair. Gartcosh Fireclay Works and  Gartcosh Silica & Fire Clay Works, Glasgow . . . .

The following Scottish bricks were found in the Canterbury area of New Zealand during various archaeological excavations. Gartcosh Glenboig Glenboig T16 and possibly a Douglas D although it is currently categorised thus – The Douglas Brick Kiln located in Stratford/Taranaki is classified with the Historic Places Trust. It closed in 1981 after 60 years of…

Found at Drum Farm, Bonnybridge. Glenboig Co Gartcosh. Glazed sewer or water pipe. Glenboig Union Fireclay Company, Glenboig, Lanarkshire. Alternative brickworks include: Glenboig Star Fireclay Works, Glenboig, Lanarkshire. Glenboig Fireclay Works, (Old Works) Glenboig, Lanarkshire. . .   .  

Found by Ian Suddaby Gartcosh Fireclay Works and  Gartcosh Silica & Fire Clay Works , Glasgow . . . .

Gartcosh Fireclay Works and  Gartcosh Silica & Fire Clay Works, Glasgow I am not in possession of this example . . . .