Scotland's Brick Manufacturing Industry

Found at The Doura Fire Clay Works site. Doura Fire Clay Works. Fire Clay and Composition bricks, Kilwinning. . . . .   .

Found on site at the Doura Brick Works. Brick & Tile Works, Doura, Irvine, Ayrshire. Note the thumbprint below the ‘U’ and the corresponding finger impressions on the back. . . . . Below – This is probably the same mark but the ‘D’ and ‘A’ appear to be slighlty smaller and the stamp looks…

Found at The Doura Fire Clay Works site. Doura Fire Clay Works. Fire Clay and Composition bricks, Kilwinning. Unusual double shaped frog. . . .

Found at The Doura Fire Clay Works site. Doura Fire Clay Works. Fire Clay and Composition bricks, Kilwinning. . . . .

Found in Kilwinning Doura Fire Clay Works, Doura, Kilwinning, Ayr . . .  

Found in Kilwinning Doura Fire Clay Works, Doura, Kilwinning, Ayr . . .   .

Doura Fire Clay Works, Doura, Kilwinning, Ayr. 07/09/1867 – Ardrossan and Saltcoats Herald – Doura Fire Clay Works. Fire Clay and Composition bricks of every description may be had by application to W. Chalmers, Manager, Doura by Kilwinning or to William McJannet, Ardrossan. 09/11/1866 1886 – Doura Fireclay Co, Doura Works, Robert Armour managing partner….

In the possession of Colin Gilbert, Dalry Brick & Tile Works, Doura, Irvine, Ayrshire. . . .  

William McIntyre Jun & Co, Redstone Fire Clay Works, Kilwinning and Armour & Cameron, Redston Fire Clay Works, Kilwinning and Armour & Fulton, Redston Fire Clay Works, Kilwinning Below – 1858 – Redstone Colliery, Kilwinning (The Redstone Colliery is gone by the 1895) Below – 02/04/1859 – Ardrossan and Saltcoats Herald – Robert Allison Agent, Ardrossan Harbour….

Brick & Tile Works, Doura, Irvine, Ayrshire. This example is not in my possession – Robert Jamieson . . . .