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.
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The initials could also stand for John Paterson & Son who also manufactured similar red clay bricks in Glasgow however because of the find location, Porter is the more likely manufacturer of the two.
(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,…
23/07/1884 – Dundee Courier – Reference to Mr Porter, Loanfield Brickworks, Glasgow owning a show pony. (Note – SBH – I wonder if this should read Jeanfield Brickworks which were occupied by John Porter & Sons)
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. . . .
Found by Eddie McLean in the Glasgow area. John Porter & Sons, Jeanfield Brickworks, London Road, Glasgow. . . . .
Found by Michael Fallone at the Victoria Bread and Biscuit Works during demolition. Victoria Bread and Biscuit Works, Wesleyan Street, Glasgow. aka Milanda Bakery. Canmore James Lang opened a shop and bakery in Gallowgate in 1817. His nephew, John Macfarlane, joined the business and took over when James died. A new bread factory was built…
Found by Michael Fallone at the Dalmarnock Iron Works during demolition. John Porter Patent London round, bullnose brick. Note the double edge to the frog. John Porter & Sons, Jeanfield or Janefield Brickworks, London Road, Glasgow. The Dalmarnock Ironworks were built in 1871. Alternative Name(s) Arrol’s Dalmarnock Iron Works; Dunn Street Works; Dalmarnock; Nuneaton Street…
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). . ….
