Scotland's Brick and Tile Manufacturing Industry

Found by Ian Suddaby in the Falkirk area. This example is not in my possession. Raewell Fire Brick Works, Meadowbank Brickworks, Falkirk. This is a baby fire brick. . . .

Found by Ali Martin in the Glenboig area. This appears to be baby fire brick or a salesman’s sample. I am not in possession of this example. Glenboig Union Fireclay Company, Glenboig, Lanarkshire. Alternative brickworks include: Glenboig Star Fireclay Works, Glenboig, Lanarkshire. Glenboig Fireclay Works, (Old Works) Glenboig, Lanarkshire . .  

Berryhill Fireclay and Coal Company appears to have originally been predominantly a coal-producing company but then they also started mining fireclay which supplied fire clay to James Towers at the Towers or Grahamston Fireclay Works, Falkirk. c. 1939 – Closed? 07/08/1940 – Daily Record – HM Inspectorate of Mines has given notice of the abandonment…

Berryhill Fireclay and Coal Company appear to have originally been predominantly a coal-producing company but then they also started mining fireclay which supplied fire clay to James Towers at the Towers or Grahamston Fireclay Works, Falkirk. 02/01/1937 – Aberdeen Press and Journal – Berryhill Fireclay and Coal Co. (Ltd.), 126 High Street, Falkirk. A private…

20/02/1886 – Falkirk Herald – Field young grass, about 6 acres. Hay or grazing. Apply Thomas Burns, The Firs Brick and Tile Work. 29/01/1887 – Alloa Advertiser – For sale. Quantity of drain pipes, various sizes, house tiles and flower pots, all superior quality. Load C.R or N.B Rail. James Potter, Firs Brick and Tile…

Found at an unknown location in Scotland and kindly donated by Nick Basden. Sanquhar Brick and Tile Works, Sanquhar, Dumfriesshire. This is a miniature baby brick. It is also a ‘stop end’ brick. . . . . Below – A similar sized brick without the ‘stop end’. This was found by Joan Faithfull.

A small baby brick. Possibly a salesman’s sample. 3″ long. Buccleuch Terra Cotta Works, Sanquhar, Dumfries-shire. . . . . .

Found in the Kilmarnock, Ayrshire area. This is a baby fire brick. The following information is supplied by Vladimir Smirnov – This is a Soviet brick ШД means schamotten i.e. firebrick. It was manufactured since 50th (1950) at many brickyards, but letter Б beneath points to Borovichi brickworks in Novgorod Region 300km from St.Petersburg. Letters…

Found in Kilwinning. Baby firebrick for a house open fire.   Hurlford Fireclay Works, Galston Road, Hurlford, Ayrshire . . .  

Found by Andrew Gemmell in the Milngavie, Glasgow area. This is in theory an unidentified manufacturer but I do believe it is Scottish. The only other example I have seen is one on the Penmorfa site and which was found near Wrexham. My example and the Penmorfa example are both ‘baby’ bricks. My example is…