Scotland's Brick Manufacturing Industry

Seen on a wall in Prestwick, Ayrshire. Photographed by Stevie Zerachy. This is a section of salt-glazed wall coping. John McKnight & Son, Crosshouse, Plann, Kilmarnock. . . .  

01/07/1890 – The Scotsman – Joint-stock companies in Scotland – John McKnight & Co, Binny Quarry, Uphall, Linlithgowshire to acquire the business of McKnight and Marshall, Cardross Brickworks and Binny Brickworks and Quarry. Capital £12,000 in 12,000 shares of £1. 22/12/1891 – Glasgow Herald – Montgomerie v John McKnight and Co Limited – Daniel Montgomerie,…

Found by Eddie McLean in the Glasgow area. John McKnight & Son, Crosshouse, Plann, Kilmarnock. (Note – SBH – I am quite certain this brick would have read John Mcknight & Son prior to sustaining damage) . . .

Photographed by Tam Nugent. The salt glazed coping formed the top of a garden wall in Ayr. These examples are not in my possession. John McKnight & Son, Crosshouse, Plann, Kilmarnock. . . . .    

Found at Ardrossan, Ayrshire. Plann Fireclay Works, Crosshouse, Kilmarnock, Ayrshire. Broken section of salt glazed sewer or water pipe. . . . . .

Binny Brickworks, Ecclesmachan, West Lothian. 1844 – West Lothian Courier dated 03/09/1898) – An article about Broxburn Public School with reference as follows:-“He had been in conversation lately with Mr Thomas Hislop, who told him that when he came here in 1844 and was then appointed parochial or parish schoolmaster, the average attendance at the…

Plann Colliery and Fire Clay Works aka Plan. Canmore Info – The 1860, 1898 – 1904 and, 1923 and 1912 OS maps all show that the extent to which Knockentiber was surrounded by collieries, coal pits and freight-only railway or ‘tram’ lines. Collieries were located near Busbie farm and Plann. These were served by standard…

Found in the Leadhills in 1986 and kindly donated by Nick Basden. Plann Fireclay Works, Crosshouse, Kilmarnock, Ayrshire. . . . .    

Found near Wemyss, Fife. Plann Fireclay Works, Crosshouse, Kilmarnock, Ayrshire. . . . .

Found in the Leadhills area. Plann Fireclay Works, Crosshouse, Kilmarnock, Ayrshire. . . . . Below – The same stamp on a shaped brick. Found in the Leadhills in 1986 and kindly donated by Nick Basden. .