Scotland's Brick and Tile Manufacturing Industry

Found by Chris Graham in NW England. This example is not in my possession. A salt glazed trough. Omoa Fire Clay Works, Cleland, Motherwell. . . .

Found by Robert Stewart in High Blantyre. Omoa Fire Clay Works, Cleland, Motherwell. This example has a chamfer to one corner. . . . Below – Note the similar shaped kiss mark on underside brick where similar bricks were stacked during firing in the kiln.  

The Barracks, Stirling aka Armament Depot aka Railway Company Stores. Canmore A rectangular stone-built two-storey building, slated roof. End and central bays advanced, central bay with topped with ball finials. Loading doors in the upper storey. Referred to locally as the French Barracks. Forthside estate was sold to the British Army in 1864, upon the…

Found in Carluke by George Kennedy Omoa Fire Clay Works, Cleland, Motherwell . . . .

Found by Eddie Mclean in the Glasgow area. Omoa Fire Clay Works, Cleland, Motherwell. . . . .  

Found at the Scottish Terracotta Brickworks, Carluke. The 2 sections are from different bricks. Note the very deep frog. Omoa Fire Clay Works, Cleland, Motherwell. . . .

Omoa Fire Clay Works, Cleland. 18/07/1814 – Caledonian Mercury – Omoa Ironworks for sale – The lease of the mines and minerals is current for 40 years from 15/02/1789 and the lands thereby let contain inexhaustible fields of coal, level free with extensive beds of ironstone and plenty of fire clay of the best quality…

Lee Terracotta Works, Braidwood, Carluke, South Lanarkshire aka Scottish Terracotta & Metallic Brick and Tile Works, Braidwood, Carluke, Lanarkshire. Canmore The Lee works faced difficulty at the outset of operations and were seemingly short-lived. They were operated by the Lee Terracotta Company or the Scottish Terracotta Company (sometimes the Scottish Terracotta and Metallic Brick Co)….

Found in Carluke. Omoa Fire Clay Works, Cleland, Motherwell. . . . . Below  – a red fired version of the same brickmark found by Jeannie Cooper in Broughty Ferry, Dundee  

Found in the Carluke area. Omoa Fire Clay Works, Cleland, Motherwell. . . . .