Scotland's Brick Manufacturing Industry

Found at an unknown location in Scotland and kindly donated by Nick Basden Buccleuch Terra Cotta Works, Sanquhar, Dumfries-shire. This is a minature baby brick. It is also a ‘stop end’ brick. . . . .

A small baby brick. Possibly a salesman’s sample. 3″ long. Buccleuch Terra Cotta Works, Sanquhar, Dumfries-shire. . . . . .

Find location in Scotland somewhere but I have forgotten exactly where. I will remember! Unknown maker. Find location would suggest Scottish origins but…. . . Below- photo of the stamp pencilled in and one without. .  

Found in Kilwinning. Baby firebrick for a house open fire.   Hurlford Fireclay Works, Galston Road, Hurlford, Ayrshire . . .  

Smith & Wellstood Brickworks, Bonnybridge The company was incorporated in 1887 and specialised in making solid fuel cookers after the American style stove & range manufacturers. Their ESSE brand cooker became famous and was exported all over the world. Firebrick tiles to line the fireboxes were made in their own own brickworks which was started…

Found by Andrew Gemmell in the Milngavie, Glasgow area. This is in theory an unidentified manufacturer but I do believe it is Scottish. The only other example I have seen is one on the Penmorfa site and which was found near Wrexham. My example and the Penmorfa example are both ‘baby’ bricks. My example is…

Found near Fishcross, Clackmannanshire A Stein baby fire brick. Stein, Castlecary Fireclay Works, Castlecary, Stirlingshire. Stein, Manuel Firebrick and Refractory Works, Whitecross, Stirlingshire. Stein & Co, Anchor Brickworks, Denny, Stirlingshire. Milnquarter Fireclay & Gannister Works, Bonnybridge, Stirlingshire. Below – the same stamp on a ‘normal’ sized brick found at the old shale oile works,  Broxburn,…

Found at Stranraer. Baby fire brick marked A3. Unidentified maker. Find location would suggest Scottish origins but…… . .

These were found at the Broomhill brickworks, Bonnybridge Bay bricks were made on site and I have no reason to believe that these were made elsewhere. They are however not marked. See  this link site history . . .      

Canmore. Broomhill Brickworks, High Bonnybridge, Stirlingshire Broomhill Brickworks was built to produce refractory bricks, a speciality of the Bonnybridge area. It was probably the smallest works of its kind in Scotland, with a single kiln and a small moulding and drying shed. This view shows the single rectangular downdraught kiln from the south west. This…