Scotland's Brick Manufacturing Industry

Found by Michael Fallone in the Glasgow area. Thomas King & Co, Bellside Brickworks, Bellside, Lanarkshire . . . .

Found by Mike Povey in the Perth area. Thomas King & Co, Bellside Brickworks, Bellside, Lanarkshire. . . . .

Found at Wishaw Thomas King & Co, Bellside Brickworks, Bellside, Lanarkshire . . . .  

Found In Carluke. Thomas King & Co, Bellside Brickworks, Bellside, Lanarkshire. Note the different fonts used in the lettering style – the G, & and L’s are stylised differently to the rest and the letters are larger too. . . . Below – The same stamp but with the ‘S’ reversed. Found by David Ivey in…

Canmore 1875 – King and Co  – Blairdardie; office, Steven, William, 481 London road Small & Hurry, 164 Trongate. 1880 – There is also a good freestone quarry on Bellside estate, wrought by Mr King of Motherwell, where he also conducts the making of composition bricks….. 1882 – Thomas King & Co, Bellside Brickworks. Office Windmillhill Street….

Found Newmains, Lanarkshire. Auchinlea Brickworks, Auchinlea, Lanarkshire. . . . .  

Found Newmains, Lanarkshire Thomas King & Co, Bellside Brickworks, Bellside, Lanarkshire. Note the raised letters. . . .      

Found Firth of Forth, Grangemouth. Auchinlea Brickworks, Auchinlea, Lanarkshire. . . . .  

Found Hawick, Scottish Borders Thomas King & Co, Bellside Brickworks, Bellside, Lanarkshire. Note the different fonts used in the lettering style – the G, & and L’s are stylised differently to the rest and the letters are larger too. . . .   Below – The same stamp on a chamfered corner brick with a reversed…

Found Hawick, Scottish Borders. Thomas King & Co, Bellside Brickworks, Bellside, Lanarkshire. . . . . Below – The same stamp found on a bullnose example found in Glasgow by Eddie McLean