Found in Alva by Gordon Wyle.
This is a large floor tile and very similar to the Alloa floor tiles – click me.
Note the last ‘T’ is different to the rest of the letters in that it has serifs and the others do not.
I do not believe Clayton & Cos is the tile manufacturer. I believe this is the name of the company that made the tile/brick making machine – Henry Clayton, Son and Howlett of Atlas Works, Harrow Road, London.
There are many examples of brick stamped Clayton & co on one side and the brick manufacturer on the other. I believe this was a marketing ploy either by Henry Clayton themselves to promote their machines or by the brickmakers who were keen to let the world know that their bricks were made on a Clayton machine and thus perhaps of a better quality than other bricks.
This brick was very likely manufactured at the Alva brick and tile works but by which individual?
Possible manufacturers.
1867 – William Robertson, Brick and Tile Maker, Alva, Dollar.
1878 – J & D Philp, Brick & Tile Makers, Alva Brickworks, Alva, Clackmannanshire.
1886 – John Philp, Brick and Tile Maker, Alva Works, Alva, Clackmannanshire.
1903 – Andrew Harley, Brickmaker, Colbrook Place, Alva. RSO Clackmannanshire.
Found by Ian Suddaby at the Manuel Works, Whitecross. This example is not in my possession. The manufacturer is unknown but it is highly likely this was manufactured by Alexander Bald at the Alloa Brick & Tile Works, Alloa, Clackmannanshire. The scalloped corners of the frog and the size and style of the lettering all…
Found in Alloa. Alloa Brick & Tile Works, Alloa, Clackmannanshire. . . . .
Found in the Tillicoultry area. This example is not in my possession. A section of enamelled garden edging with a shell design. W R & J Carmichael, Alloa Brick and Tile Works, Alloa. . . .
Found by Ian Suddaby in the River Tay, Perth. This example is not in my possession. Probably a product of David Gillespie, Brick, Tile and Fire Clay Works, Clackmannan. It is likely a year date should also be stamped on this brick but there is no evidence to see of this. . . Below –…
Found by Alan Robertson and Nikki Seats in the Alloa area. This is a large special. It is broken on the left-hand side as you see it here. The top edge is ‘stepped’ for the full length of the brick. Alloa Brick and Tile Works, Alloa, Clackmannanshire. . . .
The exact location of these brickworks is uncertain but it is believed to have been on the banks of the Firth of Forth near to the Alloa/ Craigward Brick and Tile Works. See below. Below – 1825 – Alloa Brickworks. Alexander Bald. So there are references to 2 x brickworks and a Tyle Work. From…
Found in the Alloa area by Alan Robertson and Nikki Seats. Clackmannan Brick And Tile Works, Clackmannan, Clackmannanshire. . . . . Below – A similar stamp on a much ‘redder’ brick. The colour variation may be down to clay composition variations, firing techniques including temperature or the effects of time and weather while lying…
Found by Alan Robertson and Nikki Seats in the Alloa area. Clackmannan Brick And Tile Works, Clackmannan, Clackmannanshire. . . . .
Found at Cottown, near Perth, Fife and kindly donated by Nick Basden. Probably a product of David Gillespie, Brick, Tile and Fire Clay Works, Clackmannan. . . . .
Photographed by Andrew Wood. This is not in my possession. Stamped ALVA to the front. Stamped Clayton & Cos Patent to the rear. I do not believe Clayton & Cos is the tile manufacturer. I believe this is the name of the company that made the tile/brick making machine – Henry Clayton, Son and Howlett…
