Scotland's Brick Manufacturing Industry

Canmore Below – 1856 – Castleton Tile Works, Newcastleton.

Canmore Below – 1856 – Old Brick Kilns, Nether Falla, Eddleston.

Lamberton Colliery Brickworks, Mordington, Berwickshire, Scottish Borders. Below – 12/06/1846 – The going colliery at Lamberton for let. ….there is an extensive field of common clay of the best quality, on the surface and fire clay in the pit, which has been found equal to the finest ‘Stourbridge’ thereby affording every opportunity for carrying on…

Found by Geoff Parkhouse at Rutherford near Kelso. This brick is unmarked. The maunfacturer is unknown. The find location would suggest  Scottish origins but…. No doubt there will have been a brick and tile works in the area during the 18th century but I just do not know where exactly. This brick is unlikely to…

04/10/1850 – Kelso Chronicle – Building clubs…….it is proposed to build the cottages of brick which can now be obtained from the brickworks on the Cavers Estate and will also for a short time, be obtained nearer home from the works on the Estate of Stirches……..

Shidlaw Tile Works are 100 yards on the English side of the border situated on the Kelso Branch Railway and approximately 1 mile from Hadden Farm in Scotland. They are approximately 1/2″ from Carham Railway Station. I am referencing them as the claypit seems to run across the railway and right up to the Scottish…

Canmore Below – 07/05/1847 – The erection of Larriston Tile Works. Below – 1858 – Larriston Tile Works, Larriston. ( The works are not named on the 1896 map)

Cowdenknows Tile Works, Earlston aka Crossrigs. Canmore 10/01/1845 – Kelso Chronicle – Contractors wanted for making about 114 roods of new road to the brick and tile work at Cowdenknows. Specifications will be seen in the hands of Mr White, Cowdenknows or with Mr Mitchell, surveyor, Melrose. 03/07/1846 – Kelso Chronicle –  Bricks and Tiles…

07/02/1845 – Kelso Chronicle – 07/02/1845 – Births – At Oxnam Tile Works, on 30th ult, the wife of Mr Wm Chalmers, superintendent there, of a daughter. 01/02/1856 – Kelso Chronicle  – Births – At Oxnam Tile Works on the 21st ult, Mrs James Guthrie of a son. 06/11/1857 – Kelso Chronicle – Education –…

27/06/1845 – Kelso Chronicle – Marriages – At Gavinton, Berwickshire on 16th inst by the Rev Dr Brown, Free church, Mr Thomas Fisher, Kames Tile Works to Miss Mary Anne Spence eldest daughter of Mr John Spence, Gavinton. 23/11/1849 – Kelso Chronicle – Kames Tile Works – The public is informed that the various sizes…