Scotland's Brick and Tile Manufacturing Industry

Found by Ian Suddaby in the Dumbarton area. This example is not in my possession. Heathfield Fireclay Works, Garnkirk. . . .

Found by Julian Phillips near Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia. It is possibly debris from the old gas works. Cardowan Fire Clay Works, Stepps, Glasgow. . . . .

Found near Ravenscraig, Motherwell. Heathfield Fireclay Works, Garnkirk. Not the thumbprint to the top right. . . .

Found by Ian Suddaby at the Heathfield Fireclay Works site. Left in situ. 28.8.4 is likely to be a date as in 28/08/1904. Heathfield Fireclay Works, Garnkirk. . . Below – The following ‘dated’ Heathfield slabs were found at the old Ravenscraig Steelworks, Motherwell. They were left in situ. Below – 20.9.3 – likely to…

Found at the old Ravenscraig Steelworks, Motherwell. Heathfield Fireclay Works, Garnkirk. . . . .

Found at the old Ravenscraig Steelworks, Motherwell. Heathfield Fireclay Works, Garnkirk. . . . .

Many thanks to Martyn Fretwell and David Cufley for their assistance with creating this page. Many fire bricks are stamped BCM alongside the manufacturer’s name. BCM – British Commercial Monomarks. Below – 10/07/1925 – The Times – Indexing humanity. Men may soon be like motorcars. Lost property solution. Latest in classification. Modern life is to…

Found by ‘Crossgates Hearts Fc’ in the Blairadam Woods, Kelty, Fife. I am not in possession of this example. ‘Appin’ to front. ‘VIII’ to rear. Appin Brickworks, Townhill, Dunfermline. . .

Found by ‘Crossgates Hearts Fc’ in the Blairadam Woods, Kelty, Fife. I am not in possession of this example. ‘Appin’ to front. ‘X’ to rear. Appin Brickworks, Townhill, Dunfermline. . .

Found in dumped rubble at Glenboig. This may read IXIII or IIIXI or indeed looking at the photo it may actually read IXIIII or the reverse of that. These appear to be Roman numerals although they do not equate to an actual number. The manufacturer is unknown. The find location would suggest Scottish origins but…