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
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I suspect the above brick is a product of Wilson & Son due to the similarity in the shape, lettering and overall look of the brick below … particularly the word ‘Barlinnie’
Below – The Falkirk Cultural Museum associate this brick with J ALLAN & SON – Barlinnie Clay fireworks, Cumbernauld Road, Glasgow but it may well be a Wilson & Son brick.
Below – This brick looks to have similar Barlinnie stamp but in a different shaped frog. Unfortunately it is stuck in a large concrete block on the shore at Bo’ness.
Below – Virtually the same stamp although the letters apear slightly more squat in appearance. Note the thumbprint to top right. Found by Michael Fallone in the Glasgow area.
Below – And again a very similar stamp on a much ‘redder’ brick found by Eddie McLean in the Glasgow area.
Found in the Glasgow area by Eddie McLean. William Wilson & Son, brickmaker and builder, Muirhouses Brickworks, Eglinton Street and Pollokshaw Road, Glasgow and Campbellfield Brick Tile and Pottery Works, Glasgow. (Note – SBH – I am uncertain which works this particular brick was manufactured at but it may have been Muirhouses). . . .
Craigpark Brickworks, Victoria Road, Glasgow. This may well be one of the same with the Cullochfauld Brickfield, 493 Duke Street, Glasgow. 1798 – Craigpark House in Dennistoun, photographed by Thomas Annan just before its demolition in 1870. The merchant James McKenzie (1761-1838) was a partner in D J & M McKenzie and Tassies & Co and…
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…
Found by Vassily Khvalyuk in Sevastopol, Russia. . . . . Below – Patent Wilson & Son Glasgow – William Wilson & Son, brickmaker and builder, Muirhouses Brickworks, Eglinton Street and Pollokshaw Road, Glasgow and Campbellfield Brick Tile and Pottery Works, Glasgow. (Note – SBH – I am uncertain which works this particular brick was…
Found in the base structure of a former glasshouse in the walled garden of Westport House, Co. Mayo, Republic of Ireland. Photographed by Susan Roundtree. William Wilson & Son, brickmaker and builder, Muirhouses Brickworks, Eglinton Street and Pollokshaw Road, Glasgow and Campbellfield Brick Tile and Pottery Works, Glasgow. (Note – SBH – I am uncertain…
Cambuslang Brick and Tile Works, Cambuslang, South Lanarkshire (Note – SBH – I believe these were also known as Westburn Tileworks – can anyone confirm or otherwise?). Below – 07/01/1850 – Glasgow Herald – Westburn Tileworks, Cambuslang for sale. 11/01/1850 – Glasgow Herald – Going brick and tile work to let. Entry at Candlemas. The…
Found by Michael Fallone in the Glasgow area. This is a circle brick and the 5 will reference the angle of curve on the brick (and therefore how many will make up a circle – chimney stalk). William Wilson & Son, brickmaker and builder, Muirhouses Brickworks, Eglinton Street and Pollokshaw Road, Glasgow and Campbellfield Brick…
Canmore Strathbungo Brickworks, Strathbungo, Glasgow AKA – Coplawhil or Coplawhill Brickworks? (Note – SBH – This brickworks relationship confuses me. Can anyone firm up on the meagre information recorded here?). 1857 – 1858 – William Fogo, brick and tile maker, Strathbungo, Glasgow.
Below – 1849 – Revenue for Gorbals Lands – William Wilson – Brickfield in Pretty-Three. Lordship of 2s 4 1/2d per 1000 bricks =£233 11s 7d. Below – 24/11/1856 – Glasgow Herald – Brick machine and engine for sale at Pretty Three Brickworks, Port Eglinton. Offers to William Wilson & Son, Campbellfield. Sale due to…
Found by Michael Fallone in the Glasgow area. This is a curved or circle brick and the 7 will denote the degree of curve or angle. William Wilson & Son, brickmaker and builder, Muirhouses Brickworks, Eglinton Street and Pollokshaw Road, Glasgow and Campbellfield Brick Tile and Pottery Works, Glasgow. (Note – SBH – I am…
