Scotland's Brick and Tile Manufacturing Industry

Shotts Sand-Lime Brickworks, Shotts, North Lanarkshire

— 02/07/2020

(Many thanks to Ian Roy for identifying much of the information on this page). Shotts Sand-Lime Brickworks, Shotts, North Lanarkshire aka locally as the ‘White Brickworks’. See also:- Northfield Brickworks, Shotts. (Note – SBH – The 1985 publication ‘A survey of Scottish brickmarks’ suggests these were two different brickworks albeit they were situated very close together….

Midlothian Oil Company, Brickworks, Straiton, Midlothian

— 05/02/2020

Straiton Oil Works. 17/07/1882 – Edinburgh Evening News – Midlothian Oil Company. The first general meeting the shareholders of this company was held in Mr Dowell’s Rooms, George Street, Edinburgh, today. The company, which has been organised for purchasing the estate of Straiton, near Edinburgh, was formally constituted and directors and office-bearers appointed. 30/05/1885 –…

Clippens Shale Oil Works and Brickworks, Linwood, Renfrewshire

— 30/03/2015

Background – Available evidence suggests that Merry & Cunninghame (Iron and coal masters with substantial mineral interests throughout the West of Scotland), established coal and ironstone workings at Clippens during the late 1850s. Worker’s housing was built by the company at Clippens Square, known locally as Balaclava following the victory in the Crimean war. The…