Found by Eddie McLean in the Glasgow area.
John Paterson – Brickmaker, (John Paterson & Son) Hillfoot, Nithsdale ,Pollokshields.
John Paterson & Son – Brick and Tile Maker, 522 Pollokshaws Road, Glasgow.
The ’15’ has been hand scratched to one end of the brick prior to firing.
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(Note – SBH – If there are any John Paterson references that I cannot attribute to a particular brickworks then I will detail them here). John Paterson, brickmakers and building contractors was founded around 1865, by John Paterson, the son of a stonemason. The business became John Paterson & Son in the mid-1880s when John…
John Paterson, brickmakers and building contractors were founded around 1865, by John Paterson, the son of a stonemason. The business became John Paterson & Son in the mid-1880s when John Paterson Junior (c. 1873–1931) joined the firm. Over the next three decades, they became increasingly active in brickmaking, acquiring Nursery, Sheepmount, Caledonian and Temple Brickworks,…
Sheepmount or Sheepsmount. Below – 1858 – Sheepmount Brickfield, North Woodside. 12/08/1863 – Glasgow Herald – The rock and clay on the lands of North Woodside, parts of the former being a fine white rock and the latter suitable for brick making and pottery purposes. Particulars will be given and offers received by William Cowan,…
Found by Michael Fallone in the Glasgow area. Note the frog with the large eyelid / chamfered corner to the bottom right. John Paterson – Brickmaker, (John Paterson & Son) Hillfoot, Nithsdale , Pollokshields. John Paterson & Son – Brick and Tile Maker, 522 Pollokshaws Road, Glasgow. This brick was recovered from the Quilt Factory,…
Found by Eddie McLean in the Glasgow area. Temple Brickworks, Temple, Glasgow. (Note – SBH – I do have reservations about this being a product of the Temple Brickworks. P & M Hurll had a later brickworks in the Temple area and it may well be a product of theirs. For further enquiry). . ….
Found by Eddie Mclean in Bridgeton, Glasgow just off Springfield Road near the athlete’s village. The village was built where the Jeanfield Brickworks used to be situated. These brickworks were owned by John Porter & Sons. JP & S = John Porter & Sons. . . The initials could also stand for John Paterson & Son…
Temple Brickworks, Temple, Glasgow. John Paterson, brickmakers and building contractors was founded around 1865, by John Paterson, the son of a stonemason. The business became John Paterson & Son in the mid-1880s when John Paterson Junior (c. 1873–1931) joined the firm. Over the next three decades, they became increasingly active in brickmaking, acquiring Nursery, Sheepmount,…
Found by Michael Fallone in the Glasgow area. 1871 – 1872 – Paterson & Taylor, brickmakers, 61 Sandyfaulds st, Glasgow Presumed to be the same Paterson as John Paterson & Sons (please let me know if you can show otherwise) . . .
Found Firth of Clyde John Paterson – Brickmaker, (John Paterson & Son) Hillfoot, Nithsdale ,Pollokshields John Paterson & Son – Brick and Tile Maker, 522 Pollokshaws Road, Glasgow. . . . Below – the same stamp on a ‘stop’ brick. Found by Michael Fallone in Glasgow. .
Found in Paisley. John Paterson – Brickmaker, (John Paterson & Son) Hillfoot, Nithsdale ,Pollokshields. John Paterson & Son – Brick and Tile Maker, 522 Pollokshaws Road, Glasgow. . . .
