Scotland's Brick and Tile Manufacturing Industry

Found by Ian Suddaby at Winchburgh, West Lothian. I am not in possession of this example. Morningside Fireclay Works, Wishaw, Lanarkshire. . . .  

The following Scottish bricks were found by Consuelo Bravo Antúnez in the heart of the Atacama Desert, Chile. The Atacama Desert was a huge source of sodium nitrate (saltpetre) which was mined on a large scale until the early 1940s. The UK imported many many shiploads of the saltpetre and it appears they supplied many…

This example is in the possession of Jean Bear, USA. It was either found in California or Reno, Nevada, USA. Morningside Fireclay Works, Newmains, North Lanarkshire . . . .

The following Scottish bricks are in the possession of Jean Bear, USA and were found in California, USA. . . . . Below – Morningside O – Morningside Fireclay Works, Newmains, North Lanarkshire. (This may have actually been found in Reno, Nevada?) Below – Gartcraig Fire Clay Works, By Millerston, Glasgow. Below – Heatheryknowe Patent Glasgow….

Hyndshaw Fireclay Mine, Morningside, Newmains, North Lanarkshire. 1896 – Morningside Mine – Morningside Coal Co, Newmains. Coal and Fire Clay mined. John Gray Manager. (Note – SBH – This is believed to be the Hyndshaw Mine) 1920 – Special report on the mineral resources of Great Britain – Chapel Coal Company Limited. Morningside Brickworks, Newmains….

Goodock Fireclay Mine, Morningside, Lanarkshire – Source Kenneth W Sanderson. 1938 – The Morningside Fireclay Company worked the Goodock fireclays known locally as the Watsonhead fireclays from Watsonhead No 1 mine  – started in 1938. 1959 – Watsonhead No 1 mine – closed. 1959 – Watsonhead No 2 mine – opened. 1961 – Watsonhead No 1 mine –…

Found at Manderston near Linlithgow and kindly donated by Nick Basden. Morningside Fireclay Works, Wishaw, Lanarkshire . . . .  

Found at the Coltness Iron Works, Newmains. Morningside Fireclay Works, Wishaw, Lanarkshire . . . .

Found by Gordon Wyle in Broxburn, West Lothian. Morningside Fireclay Works, Wishaw, Lanarkshire . . . .

Found by Eddie Mclean in the Glasgow area. Morningside Fireclay Works, Wishaw, Lanarkshire. . . . .