Cowdenhill Brickworks, Cowdenhill, Glasgow … That extensive brickfield known as the Cowdenhill Brickfield is situated on the North Bank of the Forth and Clyde Canal about 4 miles West of Glasgow … (See below).
Below – 1859 – A map showing the relationship between Cowdenhill on the right and the Blairdardie/Garscadden Brickworks on the left.
30/03/1874 – Glasgow Herald – Brickfield to let. Cowdenhill Brickfield in the Parish of New Kilpatrick & County of Dumbarton. That extensive brickfield known as the Cowdenhill Brickfield is situated on the North Bank of the Forth and Clyde Canal about 4 miles West of Glasgow. The clay is of good quality and the means of transport from the brickfield to all parts of Scotland is exceedingly convenient. Messrs R & W Horn, brickmakers, Garscadden by Duntocher, who have occupied Cowdenhill Brickfield for ten years and are not again to be offerers, will point out the works. Further information may be obtained on application to Robert M. Rodger, Estate Factor, Royal Bank of Scotland, Airdrie who will receive offers till 31st curt., stating an annual fixed rent and optional lordships on the bricks made. The highest or any offer may not be accepted. Royal Bank of Scotland, Airdrie. 10/03/1874.
Below – 19/05/1875 – Glasgow Herald – Cowdenhill Brickfield to let. Situated on the banks of the Forth and Clyde Canal about 3 miles West of Maryhill.
1878 – John Alexander, brick and tile maker, Nethermuir and Broompark, Bathgate and Cowdenhill, Blairdarty by Duntocher.(Note – SBH – I believe that Blairdarty is the same as Blairdardie).
Below – 26/09/1879 – Glasgow Herald – Brickwork for sale at Cowdenhill situated on the banks of the Forth and Clyde Canal 4 miles above Bowling and about 2 miles from Duntocher and 1 mile or thereby from Yoker and Clydebank … (Drumchapel?)
Below – 1896 – Cowdenhill is marked on this map but there is no mention of the brickworks/brickfield which was situated North of the canal.
1901 – Directory of clay workers – Robert and William Horn, Garscadden and Cowdon Hill, New Kilpatrick, Bearsden, Glasgow.
22/03/1921 – Sheffield Daily Telegraph – The body of a well-dressed man has been found in a clayhole at Cowdenhill Brickfield, Drumchapel, Dumbartonshire. The throat was cut from ear to ear and an empty razor case was found in the man’s possession.
Blairdardie Brickworks is situated on the banks of the Forth and Clyde Canal about 1 1/2 miles West of Canniesburn Toll. (Note – SBH – So is this on the same site as the works later called the Garscadden Brick and Tile Works or the Blairdardie Brickworks that were erected just East of Garscadden Brickworks…
Blairdardie Brick and Tile Works, Yoker, Glasgow. These appear to have been erected after c. 1916 when the Garscadden Brick and Tile Works closed. They were situated just East of the old Garscadden Works). 18/11/1924 – Edinburgh Gazette … then west-wards along the north side of Canal for 20 lineal yards or thereby, thence southerly,…
Found Note the 2 x reversed ‘N’s. Robert and William Horn, Garscadden and Yoker Brick Works, Glasgow. . . .
Canmore Nethermuir or Netherwood. Below 1854 – 1855 – Nethermuir Brickworks. 1878 – John Alexander, brick and tile maker, Nethermuir and Broompark, Bathgate and Cowdenhill Blairdarty by Duntocher. 01/12/1883 – Airdrie and Coatbridge Advertiser – An article on a disputed right of way from Torphichen to the Nethermuir Tileworks. 1886 – John Alexander & Sons,…
Wallhouse Brick and Tile Works, Torphichen, West Lothian. (Note – SBH – Please read this along with the page for the Avoncrook Brick and Tile Works as I believe they may be one of the same or perhaps their locations were within 100 yards of each other. John Alexander operated both. Personally, I believe they…
Canmore – A large brick and tile works consisting of three long drying sheds and two large kilns. A 10 h.p. steam engine is used in the manufacture. The clay pits lie to the west (one is shown at NS 9670 7187) and the clay is conveyed to the sheds by a small iron tramway….
Found by Michael Fallone in the Glasgow area. Bell, Hornsby & Co. 197 Pollokshaws Rd; brickfields, Polmadie, Glasgow, Langlands, Govan, Blairdardie, Duntocher. . . . .
Avoncrook Tile and Brick Works, Crawhill, Torphichen, West Lothian possibly aka Crawhill. (Note – SBH – Please read this along with the page for the Wallhouse Brick and Tile Works as I believe they may be one of the same or perhaps their locations were within 100 yards of each other. John Alexander operated both….
This magnificent example is the the possession of the National Museum Scotland Collection Centre, Edinburgh. Thomas Gilmour, Kilchattan Tile and Brickworks, Kingarth, Isle of Bute. . . .
Found by Andrew Gemmell in the Milngavie, Glasgow area. Robert and William Horn, Garscadden and Yoker Brick Works, Glasgow . . . . The lettering is slightly ‘thicker’ than this other version I have.
