Scotland's Brick and Tile Manufacturing Industry

Found by Ian Suddaby near Pathhead, Midlothian. This example is not in my possession. Arniston Coal, Lime & Brick Works, Gorebridge, Midlothian. . . .

Found in Melrose. Arniston Coal, Lime & Brick Works, Gorebridge, Midlothian. . . . .

Found by Steve Simkin in the Roslin, Midlothian area. Arniston Coal, Lime & Brick Works, Gorebridge, Midlothian. . . . . Below – The same stamp on a brick found by Steve Simkin at the same location as above. This is a ‘white’ version of the brick and continues the theory that the company manufactured…

Found by Ian Suddaby in the Gorebridge area. This example is not in my possession. Arniston Coal, Lime & Brick Works, Gorebridge, Midlothian. . . .

Found by Alain Magee near St Boswells. This example is not in my possession. Arniston Coal, Lime & Brick Works, Gorebridge, Midlothian. . . . .

Found by Ian Suddaby near Pathhead. This example is not in my possession. Arniston Coal, Lime & Brick Works, Gorebridge, Midlothian. . . .

Found by Ian Suddaby at Gorebridge. One side of the brick is stamped with incised lettering while the other is stamped with raised lettering. Arniston Coal, Lime & Brick Works, Gorebridge, Midlothian. . . .   .  

James Waldie and thereafter James Waldie & Sons were originally coal merchants. (Note – SBH – I am as yet unsure of the date whereby they started to manufacture bricks nor exactly where the brickworks were situated. In 1872 they leased the Newbattle Brick and Tile Works but they were also involved in many collieries…

Found by David Cain in the Selkirk area. Arniston Coal, Lime & Brick Works, Gorebridge, Midlothian. . . . .  

Found at Abbotsford, Galashiels in 1974 and kindly donated by Nick Basden. Arniston Coal, Lime & Brick Works, Gorebridge, Midlothian. . . . .