Scotland's Brick Manufacturing Industry

Found in Glasgow. John Watson & Sons, Armadale, West Lothian. . . . .

22/03/1890 – Motherwell Times – Four labourers with no fixed abode, pleaded guilty to lodging in a brick kiln in Watsonville Brickworks in contravention of the Trespass Act and were dismissed with an admonition. 1896 – John Watson Limited   – Watsonville Works, Motherwell. Office 123 Vincent Street, Glasgow.  

Found in Glasgow. John Watson & Sons, Armadale, West Lothian. . . . .

Canmore John Watson of Glasgow bought the Bathville site in June 1859 for £10, 000 and shortly after built a brickworks to use the fireclay being mined with the coal. John Watson & Co were to become one of the biggest coalmasters in Lanarkshire, but in 1874 they ran into financial trouble and the Bathville…

Found by George Kennedy in the Carluke area John Watson & Sons, Armadale, West Lothian

John Watson & Sons, Armadale, West Lothian. John Watson of Glasgow bought the Bathville site in June 1859 for £10, 000 and shortly after built a brickworks to use the fireclay being mined with the coal. John Watson & Co were to become one of the biggest coalmasters in Lanarkshire, but in 1874 they ran…

United Fireclay Products, Atlas Brickworks, Armadale, West Lothian. Alternative brickworks include: Etna Brickworks, Armadale, West Lothian. Brownhill Brickworks, Wishaw, Lanarkshire. Heathfield Fireclay Works, Heathfield, Lanarkshire. Info – www.armadale.org.uk – United Fireclay Products, Etna Works. Armadale, Bathgate, West Lothian, EH48 2JU –  a member of the Gibbons Dudley Group producing firebricks and shapes, high alumina bricks made…