Below- 07/04/1764 – Caledonian Mercury – …..Mid Calder ….wanted also a person well skilled in making brick and tiles who is desired to send to the above Alexander Menzies, a note of his lowest demand per thousand for making thereof, and of the days wages demanded by him for searching for proper materials.
Brick manufacture – did not develop early in Scotland, where there were ample supplies of stone. However, tiles were worked from medieval times, especially for the decoration of religious houses. By the late 18th century, brickmaking for house building was on the rise, as was an interest in the hand manufacture of earthenware tiles and pipes…
Brick manufacture – did not develop early in Scotland, where there were ample supplies of stone. However, tiles were worked from medieval times, especially for the decoration of religious houses. By the late 18th century, brickmaking for house building was on the rise, as was an interest in the hand manufacture of earthenware tiles and pipes…
c. 1775 – Brickworks started? 07/03/1829 – Edinburgh Evening Courant – Houses at Rosebank, Westend of Portobello to let…..to be seen by applying to the superintendant of the Brick Work there….. 01/06/1829 – Edinburgh Evening Courant – Several newly painted houses to let, with good gardens at Rosebank, Westend, Portobello. For particulars apply at the…
Canmore – Exploratory excavations near the edge of the merse have revealed an area which was either the off-loading area for the 18th century jetty or the site of a brickworks known to be functioning in the 1750’s. A unroofed structure annotated ‘Old Brick Kiln’ is depicted on the 1st edition of the OS 6-inch map *******************************…
The Cumnock Pottery – James Taylor on his arrival at the pottery was put to task in carrying out a geological survey of the minerals available on the estate of the Earl Patrick of Dumfries. In 1792, Mr Taylor was manager of all operations in extracting lime, coal, black lead (wadd), ironstone, clay and lead….
1778 – Mungo Smith was producing bricks at Drongan Pottery which was situated at Coalhall. The bricks to build cottages on the Dumfries House Estate, called Brick Houses were sourced from the pottry. Source – Matthew Yuill. 1790 – Drongan Pottery was set up and set directly on an excellent clay bed. This clay was…
1767 – The Earl of Cassilis employed a brickmaker from England named William Spender to make brick and tile in 1767. Source Matthew Yuill. (Note – SBH – Does anyone have any further information on this?)
06/05/1786 – Caledonian Mercury – Flour millstones – To be sold by James Whyte, at the Marble Work, Leith. Several pairs of the best Burr Stones of all sizesfrom 4 to 5 feet over, warranted good. NB. Informs his friends that his brickworks will be open for delivering of bricks on the 10th Instant. Orders…
1787 – John Edgar, Pantyle pot and brick maker, Graham’s Square, Glasgow.
1787 – John Anderson, Brickmaker, Near Gallowgate Toll, Glasgow
