Shawrigg Fire Clay and Enamelling Co., Ltd – The company was incorporated in 1895 to continue the business carried on by William Hunter at Jamaica Street, Glasgow and at Larkhall. Hunter had taken over an earlier business, the West of Scotland Fireclay and Sanitary Enamelling Company Limited. He took a lease from Henry Hamilton of Raploch dated 1895 covering 200 acres in the lands of Shawburn and Harelees. Their Brickworks was situated about 1 1/2 miles south-east of Larkhall, near Shawburn Colliery and was connected to the Shawrigg pit by a mineral railway. The Company went into voluntary liquidation in 1910, when its assets were bought by the Southhook Fireclay Company. It continued trading as Southhook and Shawrigg Fireclay Co Ltd at least to 1921. – Source Kenneth W Sanderson.
(Note – SBH – I can find no other reference to this Company and I wonder if it is one of the same as The Scottish Enamelled Brick Company, 10 Cook Street, Glasgow
The following bricks are in the collection of Allan Hackett, Sydney, Australia. The bricks were all found in Australia. Below – ‘Glenboig’ and ‘Starworks Glenboig’ bricks – Glenboig Union Fireclay Company, Glenboig, Lanarkshire. Alternative brickworks include: Glenboig Star Fireclay Works, Glenboig, Lanarkshire. Glenboig Fireclay Works, (Old Works) Glenboig, Lanarkshire Below – Shawsrigg Fire Clay &…
Found by Eddie McLean in the Glasgow area. This brick is salt-glazed to all sides. Note the channel running from the frog to the left end margin. Shawsrigg Fireclay and Enamelling Company, Larkhall, Glasgow. . . . . Below – The Shawsrigg Glasgow brick was found on the same site as a number of Speirs…
Found by Bob Banks in the Dunfermline area. Southhook and Shawsrigg Fire clay Co Ltd, Bonnyton Works, Kilmarnock. This brick is stamped ‘Southhook and Shawsrigg’ to one side and ‘Kilmarnock Scotland NB’ to the other. . . . . Below – A similar stamp on a brick found by Ian Suddaby at Dalleagles, East Ayrshire…
Found at Larkhall, Lanarkshire. Shawsrigg Fireclay and Enamelling Company, Larkhall, Glasgow I think this is a slight variation with regards to my other very similar bricks. The middle line appears to be stamped ‘ENL’ for Enamelling and the alignment of the middle line letters is different. The ‘G’ are of a different style to my…
Found by Michael Fallone in the Glasgow area. Southhook and Shawsrigg Fire clay Co Ltd, Bonnyton Works, Kilmarnock. Also note the unusual use of the word ‘and’ as opposed to the normal ‘&’ Side 1 – Southhook and Shawsrigg. Side 2 – Southhook Crosshouses Kilmarnock. . . .
Shawsrigg Fireclay and Enamelling Company, Larkhall, North Lanarkshire. See also Southhook Fireclay Works, Dreghorn, Kilmarnock, East Ayrshire. See also Bonnyton Fire Clay Works, Kilmarnock, East Ayrshire. Shawsrigg or Shawrigg. Shawrigg Fire Clay and Enamelling Co., Ltd – The company was incorporated in 1895 to continue the business carried on by William Hunter at Jamaica Street,…
Bonnyton Fire Clay Works, Kilmarnock, East Ayrshire. See also Southhook Fireclay Works, Dreghorn, Kilmarnock, East Ayrshire. See also Shawsrigg Fireclay and Enamelling Company, Larkhall, North Lanarkshire. Southhook Fireclay Works – Dreghorn – The works was on the site of Southhook Colliery No. 1 Pit, which provided the fireclay. Slater’s Directory states that John McKnight &…
Found Dundee.. Southhook and Shawsrigg Fire clay Co Ltd, Bonnyton Works, Kilmarnock Also note the unusual use of the word ‘and’ as opposed to the normal ‘&’ The rear appears to say Crosshouse Kilmarnock but it is very feint. This example has a salt glazed / enamelled finish. . . …
Southhook Fireclay Works, Dreghorn, Kilmarnock, East Ayrshire, later known as Southhook Potteries Ltd. See also Bonnyton Fire Clay Works, Kilmarnock, East Ayrshire. See also Shawsrigg Fireclay and Enamelling Company, Larkhall, North Lanarkshire Canmore Canmore Canmore Southhook Fireclay Works – Dreghorn – The works was on the site of Southhook Colliery No. 1 Pit, which provided…
Found in By Eddie McLean in Glasgow. Shawsrigg Fireclay and Enamelling Company, Larkhall, Glasgow Note the channel through the margin to the left of the frog. This brick is enamelled to one side. It is not clear from the photo but there is a small ‘D’ next to the ‘L’ for limited. . . Below…
