Found at Bo’ness, Firth of Forth.
Avonbridge Brickworks, Avonbridge
Alternative names:
Canmore – Alternative Name(s) Afton Brick Co Ltd; Avon Brickworks; Redford Fireclay Works; Candiehead, Brickworks. Avonbridge Brick Works, Falkirk The Avonbridge Brick Works in Avonbridge, Falkirk were established about 1952 by Afton Brick Co Ltd. They were operated for a time by the Caledonian Peat Co Ltd, and latterly by the London & Northern Group….
Found at the Avonbridge Brickworks Avonbridge. Avonbridge Brickworks, Avonbridge, Falkirk Alternative names: Avon Brickworks Redford Fireclay Works Candiehead Brickworks . Below – An intact but worn example found by Andrew Wood near Blackgrange, Clackmannanshire.
Found by Tam Frew in the Muirkirk, East Ayrshire area. Afton Brickworks, New Cumnock or the Afton Brickworks, Avonbridge? . . . .
Found by Andrew Wood in Fife. Taylor Brothers, 28 St Enoch Street, Glasgow Makers of composition bricks at Avonbridge and Brucefield Works and sole distributors of Dockra, Cults and Fort William bricks. . . .
Found Dalmellington. Afton Brickworks, New Cumnock, Ayrshire or the Afton Brickworks, Avonbridge. (Note – SBH – I suspect the former) . . . .
Found Barrhead, Glasgow I assume this would read ‘Afton 68 Thistle’ (1968) Afton Brickworks, New Cumnock, Ayrshire or the Afton Brickworks, Avonbridge. Thistle Holdings owned the Afton Brick Company at one time. . . . . Below – A much clearer example found by Paddy and Daisy MacDonald in the New Cumnock area. This example…
Found Carluke. Afton Brickworks, New Cumnock, Ayrshire or the Afton Brickworks, Avonbridge. (1969) . . . . .
(Note – SBH – There is some confusion regarding bricks stamped AFTON with regards their exact origins. There was the Afton Brick and Tile Works at New Cumnock, the owners of which opened a brickworks at Sanquhar in 1852 and then much later there was the Afton Brick Company Limited which operated the brickworks at…
Found Fife area – JC Taylor Brothers, 28 St Enoch Street, Glasgow Makers of composition bricks at Avonbridge and Brucefield Works and sole distributors of Dockra, Cults and Fort William bricks. . . .
Found at Craigend Brickworks, Falkirk. Unidentified maker but find location suggests Scottish origins. Many similar bricks were found in a pile of Giscol bricks at Craigend which had been used to fave a wall. They may be Giscol or indeed Craigend product or even an Avonbridge product as a pile of ABL were found close…
