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  • Birkfield Brickworks, Carluke, South Lanarkshire
    — 18/11/2019

    1952 – Glasgow Iron and Steels’s first venture in brickmaking was in 1952 when it commissioned

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  • GISCOL
    — 07/05/2019

    Found on the old site previously occupied by Giscol when they took over the Etna Brickworks, Bathville,

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  • Scottish Brick Development Association
    — 29/04/2019

    24/04/1975 – The Scotsman – Scotland’s brickmakers build Scotland’s future. Scottish

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  • Pitcon Brickworks, Dalry, North Ayrshire.
    — 05/12/2018

    Pitcon Brickworks, Dalry, Ayrshire. Canmore – This was one of three common-brick works in the vicinity

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  • Etna Brickworks, Bathville, Armadale, West Lothian
    — 13/07/2018

    Alternative brickworks include: West Works, Armadale, West Lothian. Canmore – The works are situated

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  • Mayfield Brickworks, Carluke, South Lanarkshire.
    — 23/04/2018

    Mayfield Brickworks, Carluke, South Lanarkshire. Info. Canmore. 14/12/1934 – Carluke and Lanark

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  • Niddrie Fire Clay Works, Cleikimin, Niddrie, Edinburgh.
    — 15/12/2017

    Canmore 1874 – Established? – Kenneth Sanderson states The Niddrie Coal Company Ltd was incorporated

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  • Niddrie Brickworks, Niddrie, Edinburgh
    — 15/12/2017

    Canmore The Niddrie Brickworks, near Edinburgh, was a large common brickworks built in 1924 to supply

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  • Motherwell Brick Company Limited, Range Road, Motherwell, North Lanarkshire
    — 08/11/2017

    Canmore 05/05/1934 – Dundee Courier – New Scottish Companies – The Motherwell Brick

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  • Broadlie Brickworks, Dalry, North Ayrshire
    — 17/10/2017

    Broadlie Brickworks, Dalry, Ayrshire. Canmore Broadlie Brickworks, Dalry, Ayrshire This was the first

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  • Skares Brickworks, Skares, East Ayrshire
    — 22/09/2017

    Source – Whitehill Colliery was a deep mine colliery and was serviced by rail running between Dykes

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  • Brownhill Brickworks, Newarthill, Wishaw, North Lanarkshire
    — 22/09/2017

    Brownhill Brickworks, Newarthill, Wishaw, Lanarkshire. Canmore 06/10/1937 – The Scotsman –

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  • Annandale Brickworks, Crosshouse, Kilmarnock, East Ayrshire.
    — 21/09/2017

    (Note – SBH – There appear to be possibly two sites named Annandale Brickworks – Annandale

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  • Bathville Brick and Fire Clay Works, Armadale, West Lothian
    — 02/09/2017

    Bathville Brick and Fire Clay Works, Armadale, West Lothian. Canmore John Watson of Glasgow bought the

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  • Newmains Brick and Tile Works, Newmains, Morningside, North Lanarkshire
    — 29/06/2017

    Newmains Brickworks, Morningside, North Lanarkshire. (Note – SBH – Were these works also

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  • Northfield Brickworks, Shotts, North Lanarkshire
    — 27/04/2017

    Northfield Brickworks, Shotts, West Lothian aka Shotts Brickworks. (Note – SBH – I am not

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  • GISCOL
    — 20/11/2016

    Found at Paisley. Note the ‘lug’ within the frog to the left of the ‘G’. I wonder

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  • GISCOL
    — 20/11/2016

    Found Paisley Newmains Brickworks, Morningside, Lanarkshire Alternative brickworks include: Birkfield

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  • GISCOL
    — 10/07/2016

    Found at Newlandrig, Gorebridge. Newmains Brickworks, Morningside, Lanarkshire Alternative brickworks

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  • G.I.S Coy
    — 02/02/2016

    Found in the Carluke area. Newmains Brickworks, Morningside, Lanarkshire. Alternative brickworks include:

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  • Caradale Brick Ltd, Etna Works, Lower Bathville, Armadale, West Lothian
    — 15/01/2016

    Caradale Brick Ltd, Etna Works, Lower Bathville, Armadale, West Lothian. Previous Names – Glasgow

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  • Glasgow Iron and Steel Co, Wishaw, North Lanarkshire
    — 07/10/2015

    Canmore Below  – Glasgow Iron and Steel Co – Source Glasgow Iron and Steel Co of Wishaw

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  • GISCOL
    — 31/05/2015

    Found in Barskimming area by  SJ and Will Galbraith Note – no defined frog Newmains Brickworks,

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  • United Fireclay Products Ltd, Bathgate, West Lothian
    — 16/05/2015

    United Fireclay Products, Atlas Brickworks, Armadale, West Lothian. Alternative brickworks include: Etna

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  • Mayfield
    — 07/01/2015

    Found Newmains, Morningside, North Lanarkshire Mayfield Brickworks, Carluke, Lanarkshire Alternative

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  • Unmarked dumbell shaped frog
    — 31/12/2014

    Found at Craigend Brickworks, Falkirk. Unidentified maker but find location suggests Scottish origins.

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  • Caradale
    — 23/06/2014

    Found Mayfield Brickworks, Carluke Caradale Brick Ltd, Carluke, Lanarkshire. . . . . Below – The

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  • GISCOL
    — 01/05/2014

    Found on Bo’ness Firth of Forth Newmains Brickworks, Morningside, Lanarkshire Alternative brickworks

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