GREENHILL | Search Results | Scotland's Brick and Tile Manufacturing Industry

Cannerton Brickworks, Banknock, Bonnybridge, Falkirk, Stirlingshire
— 29/06/2015

Cannerton Brickworks, Banknock, Stirlingshire. Alternative Names – Bonnybridge, Banknock, Cannerton Brick Company. (Note – SBH – This page should also be read in conjunction with the Banknock Brickworks page). Canmore Cannerton Brickworks, Banknock, Bonnybridge Established 1933 on the former Cannerton Colliery Site. Ceased 1982. Founders Mr J. Anderson, Mr Stewart, Mr Ferguson, Mr Alexander Forbes Hendry...
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Brickmarks I – R

      The following is a list of known Scottish brickmarks (including special shapes) in that a physical example exists and has been photographed. Clicking the link will bring up information about the brickmark with photograph(s); when and where the brick was found, where it was manufactured, if known, and any additional information about...
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Bonnybridge Silica and Fire Clay Co, Bonnybridge, Falkirk, Stirlingshire
— 18/03/2015

Bonnybridge Silica and Fire Clay Co (Note – SBH – In some of the newspaper archives the company is referred to as the Bonnybridge Fireclay and Silica Company). Canmore See also the Drum Fireclay Mine. Bonnybridge Silica and Fire Clay Co – Originated with partnership in 1874 of Azariah Griffiths of Sheffield and Alexander Whyte,...
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1903 – Scottish brickmakers adverts
— 31/01/2015

1903 – Scottish Post Office Directories. Bothwell Park Quarries and Brickworks Ltd, Fallside, Bothwell, Lanarkshire. Glenboig Union Fire Clay Co, Star Works, Gartosh Works and Cumbernauld Works. Loudon & Russell, Allanton Brick, Tile, Fire–Clay, Pottery and Terracotta Works, Newmains, Lanarkshire. Thos King & Co, Auchinlea, Bellside and Greenhill, Cleland. Lanemark Coal Company, New Cumnock. Bonnybridge...
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Roman cement
— 24/11/2014

(Note – SBH – I have added this small article to my site as although this is not a Scottish invention as such, many Scottish brickmakers etc advertised the fact they made Roman Cement. This is an insight into the product). Wiki link – Roman cement – is a substance developed by James Parker in the 1780s,...
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John Gilchrist Stein, fire brick manufacturer – History
— 01/09/2014

This should be read in conjunction with other relevant pages including pages on the Manuel, the Milnquarter, the Anchor and the Castlecary Works. Please click on the tags at the bottom of the page to assist site navigation. A huge empire in its day, making a myriad of different bricks which were shipped all over...
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Scottish Refractory Industry 1830 – 1980
— 20/08/2014

By Kenneth W Sanderson A must–read if you are at all interested in the subject of the Scottish brick industry and in particular the refractory side of the business. It refers in detail to the 3 ‘stalwarts’ of the Scottish refractory industry namely James Dunnachie 1835 – 1921 William Douglas 1855 – 1937 John G Stein...
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Cruden Bay Brickworks, Cruden, Aberdeenshire
— 14/08/2014

Cruden Bay is a small village located in Scotland, on the north coast of the Bay of Cruden in Aberdeenshire, 26 miles north of Aberdeen. There are 2 records of brickworks located around the village. Both are referred to on Canmore – see links below Canmore – This brick and tile works operated from 1882 to c....
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1886 – Scottish brick manufacturers adverts
— 19/07/2014

1886 John & James Baird, Blackwood, Lesmahagow. Brown & McMillan, Chapel knowe, Motherwell. John Gilmour & co, Bonnyton, Kilmarnock. Inverkeithing Fire & Brick Co. Robert Fleming & Co, Atlas Fire Brick Works, Bathville, Bathgate. Garnkirk Fire Clay Co, Glasgow. Richard Street & Sons, Townhill, Dunfermline. John Jackson, Whynnyrigg, Carluke. James Allan, Carluke. John McDonald, Braidwood,...
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Claynows
— 23/06/2014

Found Lochdrum Farm, High Bonnybridge ( very close to the Clayknowes Brick Works, Bonnybridge) Clayknowes Brickworks, Greenhill, Bonnybridge. This version has letters with serifs. I wonder why they makers dropped the ‘K’ and the ‘E’ when stamping the bricks? Note the thumb print to bottom left. . Below – Similar stamp on a glazed brick...
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Cityside, Glasgow
— 30/04/2014

Found Auchenheath, South Lanarkshire Cityside Brick, Pipe and Fireclay Works, Greenhill, Glasgow. . . .  
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