Scotland's Brick Manufacturing Industry

Dalbeth Brickfield, London Road, Glasgow. This may actually be the same location as the Westthorn Brick Works which were located near Dalbeth, London Road, Glasgow. Below – 16/03/1877 – Glasgow Herald – Dalbeth Brickfield, London Road, Glasgow for sale.

1884 -85 – Goldie, James & Son, brickmakers ; Works,  — Sandyacres, Langside road,  Coplawhill, Victoria road,  Shawfield Toll, Rutherglen road, and Woodend, Crow road, Partick.

22/03/1865 – Glasgow Herald – Gilchrist & Goldie V Christie & Co – Sheriff Court – This was an action raised at the instance of Messrs Gilchrist and Goldie, brickmakers, Sandyacres, Langside Road, Glasgow against Messrs Christie & Co, 116 St Vincent Street, Glasgow  and Mr Peter Christie, Kent Road, Glasgow. Summary of the case…

Found by Bob Trlin on the Cocos Islands, Australia. Jas Goldie & Son, Shawfield Toll, Glasgow, 1884 2019 – Bob states “We have just returned from the Cocos Islands located in the Indian Ocean half way between Perth and Sri Lanka.  The Islands were settled in 1827 by the Clunies-Ross family and run as a copra…

Found by Michael Fallone in the Glasgow area. James Goldie & Son Brick works, Shawfield Toll, Glasgow. Note the large pebble in the clay mix. . . .

Found by Michael Fallone in the Glasgow area. Gilchrist & Goldie Crow Road Partick Glasgow 1868. . . . .

Found by Michael Fallone in the Glasgow area. Note it has been double stamped. Gilchrist & Goldie, Crow Road, Partick, Glasgow. . . .

Found on the shore Helensburgh. Gilchrist & Goldie Partick Glasgow. . . . . Below – The same mark found by Ian Suddaby on the shore at Dumbarton.

Found by Michael Fallone in the Glasgow area. Robert Corbet & Sons, Newlands Brick Works, Westthorn, Glasgow The number 12 (unclear) is probably referencing the angle of the curve and thus the final diameter of the chimney formed by this circle brick. . . .

Found by Michael Fallone in Glasgow. James Goldie & Son, Brickworks, Shawfield Toll, Glasgow. Note the double edged frog. . . .