James B Smith, Brickmaker, 12 Waterloo Road, Glasgow.
(Note – SBH – I am still not 100% convinced that James B Smith actually manufactured bricks. He may have solely been an agent. Waterloo Road is possibly one of the same as Waterloo Street, Glasgow and if so I don’t think there was any brick making activity going on there. Any information will be gratefully received)
1896 – 1897 – Jas B Smith, Brickmaker, 12 Waterloo Road, Glasgow and in the same year JB Smith are also agents for J Gregory & Co, Silica brick manufacturers, Deepcar nr Sheffield.
1902 – 1903 – Gregory, Reddish & Co., Ltd., Sole agents, J. B. Smith & Co., 12 Waterloo Street.
1905 – 1906 – Gregory, Reddish & Co., Ltd., Silica and Magneaite (Magnesite?) brick manufacturers, Deepcar, near Sheffield; Sole agents, J. B. Smith & Co., 53 Waterloo Street, Glasgow.
23/11/1907 – Falkirk Herald – New joint-stock company. Amongst the new joint-stock companies registered in Scotland this week appears the following:- James Dougall and Sons, Ltd., Works, Bonnybridge, capital £50,000, divided into 20,000 preference and 30,000 ordinary shares of £1 each – to enter into an agreement with George Wink Wight, C.A., Glasgow, the liquidator of the existing business of fire brick, etc., manufacturers, for the purchase of the property, effects, and undertaking of James Dougall and Sons, Ltd., and to carry it on. Signatories;- James C. Russell, D.D., 9 Coates Gardens, Edinburgh; Sir James B. Smith, Clifford Park, Stirling; Robert Dougall, brickmaker, Woodlea House, Bonnybridge; E. M. Stewart, brick manufacturer, 29 Randolph Road, Stirling; Edwin G. Smith, shipping agent, Clifford Park, Stirling; J. Paterson, writer, 45 West Nile Street, Glasgow; and James Andrew, writer, 160 West George Street, Glasgow. The first directors are – Rev. Dr Russell, Sir J. B. Smith, and Messrs Dougall, Smith, Stewart, and Paterson. (Note – SBH – Is this the same J B Smith?)
Below – 1923 – 1924 – Gregory, Reddish & Co., Ltd. – J. B. Smith & Co., 53 Waterloo Street, Glasgow.
1936 – Gregory, Reddish & Co., Ltd., Silica Brick Manfrs., Deepcar, near Sheffield; agents, J.B. Smith & Co., 53 Waterloo Street C.2.
1940 – 1941 – J. B. Smith & Co, 28 Royal Exchange Square, Glasgow.
Found by Ian Suddaby at Bonnyside, Bonnybridge. This example is not in my possession. James Dougall & Sons Ltd, Bonnybridge, Stirlingshire Alternative brickworks include: Bonnyside Brickworks, Bonnybridge, Stirlingshire. Below – A similar stamp with a thumbprint to the top right. Found by Ian Suddaby in the Ravenscraig, Motherwell area.
This brick is in the possession of John Hicks, West Monroe, Louisiana, USA. John is uncertain where the Docken brick was found in the USA as he picked it up at a brick swap meeting. James Dougall & Sons Ltd, Bonnybridge, Stirlingshire. Alternative brickworks include: Bonnyside Brickworks, Bonnybridge, Stirlingshire. .
Found by Dr Ali Asghar Hemmati in an old building previously belonging to the Iranian oil company located in Haftgel City in the province of Khuzestan, Iran. James Dougall & Sons Ltd, Bonnybridge, Stirlingshire Alternative brickworks include: Bonnyside Brickworks, Bonnybridge, Stirlingshire. . .
Found by Reuben Bartolo in a fireplace in Mosta, Malta. Reuben states – The building itself is from the 1500s, I would guess the fireplace is around 1950s. The bricks were between the limestone blocks, behind the fireplace itself. James Dougall & Sons Ltd, Bonnybridge, Stirlingshire Alternative brickworks include: Bonnyside Brickworks, Bonnybridge, Stirlingshire. .
Found by Ian Suddaby. This example is not in my possession. James Dougall & Sons Ltd, Bonnybridge, Stirlingshire. Alternative brickworks include: Bonnyside Brickworks, Bonnybridge, Stirlingshire. .
Found at James Dougalls, Bonnyside, Bonnybridge. Unknown maker Find location would suggest Scottish origins but … it could actually be a James Dougall & Sons product. . . . .
Found on Curaçao. (Dutch Caribbean). . Below – Dougall James Dougall & Sons Ltd, Bonnybridge, Stirlingshire Alternative brickworks include: Bonnyside Brickworks, Bonnybridge, Stirlingshire. Below – Thistle Stein, Castlecary Fireclay Works, Castlecary, Stirlingshire. Stein, Manuel Firebrick and Refractory Works, Whitecross, Stirlingshire. Stein & Co, Anchor Brickworks, Denny, Stirlingshire. Milnquarter Fireclay & Gannister Works, Bonnybridge, Stirlingshire
Found byMarnix (John) Visser on an old plantation in Suriname in South America which has Scottish origins. Below – Dougall – James Dougall & Sons Ltd, Bonnybridge, Stirlingshire Alternative brickworks include: Bonnyside Brickworks, Bonnybridge, Stirlingshire. Hyslop – Airdrie House Brickworks, Airdrie, Lanarkshire. Alternative brickworks include: Kipps, Coatbridge, Lanarkshire. Carfin – Carfin Brickworks, Carfin, Motherwell, North Lanarkshire or…
Found in the Dundee area by Brian Whyte. This example is not in my possession. James Dougall & Sons Ltd, Bonnybridge, Stirlingshire Alternative brickworks include: Bonnyside Brickworks, Bonnybridge, Stirlingshire. .
The following bricks were found by Didier Morin-Laprise on the shore at Port-Menier on Anticosti Island, Canada. James Dougall & Sons Ltd, Bonnybridge, Stirlingshire. Alternative brickworks include: Bonnyside Brickworks, Bonnybridge, Stirlingshire. and Gartcraig Fire Clay Works, By Millerston, Glasgow.
