Found at Auchenheath, Lanarkshire.
John Allan & Son – Fire Clay Manufacturer, Barlinnie Fire Clay Works, Cumbernauld Road, Glasgow.
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Muirhouses Brickworks, Eglinton Street, Glasgow. (See also Barlinnie Fireclay Works and Campbellfield Brick Tile and Pottery Works and Strathbungo Brickworks). (Note – SBH – I believe the brickfield indicated south of Lily Bank Road is the Lilybank Brickworks. The narrative below states that the Muirhouses Brickworks were built illegally so that is perhaps why they…
This brick was kindly donated by an ex-prison warden at Barlinnie Prison, Glasgow. Around 1997 the ‘condemned cell’ in Barlinnie Prison, Glasgow was demolished and refurbished into a normal cell. A couple of bricks stamped Wilson & Son Barlinnnie were recovered and saved. These bricks formed the internal doorway of the cell. They are of…
Many thanks to Graeme Cruickshank who gave me details of the 1869 – 1870 entry below which tied in and confirmed that William Wilson & Son was the same William Wilson who operated out of the Campbellfield Brickworks and pottery. (See also Barlinnie Fireclay Works and Muirhouses Brickworks and Strathbungo Brickworks). (Note – SBH –…
Found by Tucker Kennedy on the Ayrshire coast. The 5 would appear to be relevant to the size of the arc as this is a circle brick for a chimney. William Wilson, Campbellfield Brick and Tile Works, Glasgow. . . .
Barlinnie Fireclay Works, Cumbernauld Road, Glasgow – They were situated between HMP Barlinnie and the M8 which runs the route of the now disappeared Monkland Canal (See also Muirhouses Brickworks and Campbellfield Brick Tile and Pottery Works and Strathbungo Brickworks). 15/03/1880 – Dundee Advertiser – New Prison for Glasgow – We understand that the Prison…
Found by Eddie McLean in the Stirling area. William Wilson & Son – 45 Hope Street, Glasgow. Brick Works Craig Park, Victoria Road. Fire Clay Works Cumbernauld Road, Barlinnie . . . . I suspect the above brick is a product of Wilson & Son due to the similarity in the shape, lettering and overall…
Found by Tucker Kennedy on the Ayrshire Coast William Wilson, Campbellfield, Glasgow . . . .
