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Home / 18th century
  • Links Brick & Tile Works, Kirkcaldy, Fife
    — 05/12/2016

    1714 – Courier (23/01/1996) … A brick and tile works were founded in Link Street, Kirkcaldy

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  • MacDuff Brick and Tile Works, MacDuff, Banffshire
    — 21/11/2016

    Macduff Brick and Tile Works, Banffshire. Below – 25/02/1799 – Brickfields near Banff. (Note

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  • Invernettie Brick and Tile Works, Peterhead, Aberdeenshire
    — 21/11/2016

    Canmore – Invernettie Brick and Tile Works, Peterhead – This brickworks operated from 1797

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  • Clayhills Brick and Tile Works, Aberdeen
    — 12/11/2016

    With special thanks to Ed Fowler, Doric Columns for permission to refer to his notations. click me Clayhills

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  • Miscellaneous newspaper articles
    — 11/11/2016

    Some newspaper articles I find, are difficult to marry up with a relevant brickworks. In such cases,

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  • Lennoxlove Brickworks, Haddington, East Lothian
    — 11/11/2016

    The article below outline bricks for sale at Lennoxlove, Haddington. It does not refer to a brick and

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  • Newbridge Brick and Tile Works, Newbridge, Aberdeen
    — 10/11/2016

    Newbridge Brick and Tile Works, Aberdeen. Below – 1773 – Newbridge Brick and Tile Works.

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  • Coaltown Brick and Tyle Works, Dunfermline, Fife
    — 10/11/2016

    Coaltown Brick and Tile Works, Dunfermline. Below – 04/09/1773 – Caledonian Mercury –

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  • Northfield Brick and Tyle Work, Prestonpans, East Lothian
    — 09/11/2016

    16/07/1766 – Caledonian Mercury – At Prestonpans Tyle Work belonging to John Nisbet of Northfield

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  • Brick makers, Mid Calder, West Lothian.
    — 09/11/2016

    07/04/1764 – Caledonian Mercury – Wanted immediately for quarrying stones, in a quarry near

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  • Clay field in the Parish of Lasswade and Cockpen near Dalkeith, MidLothian
    — 09/11/2016

    05/10/1763 – Caledonian Mercury – Feus – That there are to be feued, grounds, lying

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  • Gogar Clay Field, Gogar, Clackmannanshire
    — 09/11/2016

    27/03/1727 – Caledonian Mercury –  The lands of Gogar, lying in the shire of Clackmannan

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  • Breadhills Tyle and Brick Works, Dunfermline, Fife
    — 02/11/2016

    Breadhills Tyle and Brick Works, Dunfermline. 28/10/1767 – Caledonian Mercury – To be let

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  • Westbank Brick and Tile Works, Portobello, Edinburgh
    — 07/10/2016

    West Bank Old brick and Tile Works, Portobello, Edinburgh and Esperston, Midlothian aka Valleyfield Brickworks?

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  • Alloa Brick and Tile Works, Alloa, Clackmannanshire
    — 03/10/2016

    The site appears to have been initially known as Craigward Brick and Tile Works as well as latterly the

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  • Fire Clay Seam, Culross, Fife
    — 01/10/2016

    06/08/1791 – Caledonian Mercury – Culross Fire Clay.  The discovery of a vein of clay at

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  • Dryley’s Brick, Tile and Pottery Works, Hillside, Montrose, Angus.
    — 29/09/2016

    Dryley’s Brick, Tile and Pottery Works, Hillside, Montrose, Angus. Alternative brickworks include Montrose

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  • 1703 and 1723 book references to bricks and cement
    — 30/01/2016

    This appears to be relevant for all of the UK. Below – 1703 – Mechanick Exercises: Or, The

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  • Seaton Brick & Tile Co Limited, Sinclair Road, Aberdeen
    — 16/10/2015

    Canmore Seaton Brick & Tile Co. Limited, Strabathie; Torry; Plaidy; Turriff & Esslemont, Ellon,

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  • Blackpots Tileworks, Whitehills, Banff, Banffshire
    — 13/10/2015

    Blackpots Tileworks, Whitehills, Banff. Canmore Images These small brick and tile works are situated

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  • Throsk Brick and Tile Works, Throsk, St Ninians, Stirlingshire
    — 19/05/2015

    Canmore ‎It was in operation from the late 18th century (before 1797) and transported brick from a

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  • Birkhill Fireclay Mine, Avonbank, Polmont, Falkirk, Stirlingshire
    — 20/02/2015

    Birkhill Fireclay Mine, Avonbank, Polmont (3 sites) – Company name P & M Hurll. Established

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  • Prestongrange Brick and Tile Works, Prestonpans, East Lothian
    — 18/08/2014

    (Note – SBH – I have found it difficult to differentiate between different brick and tile

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