Pittigrews Tileworks, Havana Street, Glasgow
— 02/12/2020Below – 1778 – Pittigrews Tileworks, Havana Street, Glasgow. Below- c. 1807 – There
Read moreBelow – 1778 – Pittigrews Tileworks, Havana Street, Glasgow. Below- c. 1807 – There
Read moreResearching through the old newspapers there are several references to brickworks being located in the
Read more1776 – 1847 – William Weston Young (1776–1847) Quaker Entrepreneur of Bristol and Glamorganshire;
Read more1799 – William Muir and Co, brick and tyle makers, Calton, Glasgow.
Read more16/12/1763 – Referred to in the Caledonian Mercury dated 22/10/1861. Milnathort, Dec. 16, 1763.-The
Read moreBrick manufacture – did not develop early in Scotland, where there were ample supplies of stone.
Read moreBrick manufacture – did not develop early in Scotland, where there were ample supplies of stone.
Read morec. 1775 – Brickworks started? 07/03/1829 – Edinburgh Evening Courant – Houses at Rosebank,
Read moreCanmore – Exploratory excavations near the edge of the Merse have revealed an area which was
Read moreThe Cumnock Pottery – James Taylor on his arrival at the pottery was put to task in carrying
Read more1778 – Mungo Smith was producing bricks at Drongan Pottery which was situated at Coalhall. The
Read more1767 – The Earl of Cassilis employed a brickmaker from England named William Spender to make brick
Read more1790 – Information from Matthew Yuill, Ayrshire is that Mossneuk Tileworks were situated on Woodside
Read moreBelow- 07/04/1764 – Caledonian Mercury … Mid Calder … Wanted also a person well skilled
Read more1787 – John Edgar, Pantyle, pot and brickmaker, Graham’s Square, Glasgow.
Read more(Note – SBH – The references below may or may not be connected. I have recorded them here
Read moreFound by Geoff Parkhouse at Rutherford near Kelso, former County of Roxburghshire. This brick is unmarked.
Read more16/07/1766 – Caledonian Mercury – At Prestonpans Tyle Work belonging to John Nisbet of Northfield
Read moreBrickwork to the East of the Figgate Burn, Portobello AKA Figgate, Friggat, Freegate, Figget and Frigate.
Read moreBelow – 18/02/1846 – Aberdeen Press and Journal – The brick and tile work on the Estate
Read moreStrabathie brick and Tile works, Blackdog, Aberdeen (See Seaton Brick and Tile Company). Canmore Seaton
Read more1714 – Courier (23/01/1996) … A brick and tile works were founded in Link Street, Kirkcaldy
Read moreMacduff Brick and Tile Works, Banffshire. Below – 25/02/1799 – Brickfields near Banff. (Note
Read moreCanmore – Invernettie Brick and Tile Works, Peterhead – This brickworks operated from 1797
Read moreWith special thanks to Ed Fowler, Doric Columns for permissions to refer to his notations. click me Clayhills
Read moreSome newspaper articles I find are difficult to marry up with a relevant brickworks. In such cases, I
Read moreThe article below outline bricks for sale at Lennoxlove, Haddington. It does not refer to a brick and
Read moreNewbridge Brick and Tile Works, Aberdeen. 27/03/1776 – Caledonian Mercury – On Monday the
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