Scotland's Brick and Tile Manufacturing Industry

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…

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…

Found by Eddie Mclean in Glasgow. John Porter & Sons, Jeanfield Brickworks, London Road, Glasgow. . . . . . Below – This brick photographed by Frank Lawson appears to have been printed over a Jeanfield stamp as above. So this puts the two stamp variations in the same time bracket. So were the stamps…

Found in Glasgow. John Porter & Sons, Jeanfield Brickworks, London Road, Glasgow. . . . .

Found by Andrew Gemmell in the Milngavie area, Glasgow. John Porter L Patent London Road. This is a curved ‘chimney’ brick. John Porter & Sons, Jeanfield or Janefield Brickworks, London Road, Glasgow. . . Below – there is also a faint stamp on the inside curve of the brick. This stamp does not appear to…

Found by Tucker Kennedy in Glasgow. John Porter & Sons, Jeanfield or Janefield Brickworks, London Road, Glasgow. . . . .

John Porter & Sons, Jeanfield or Janefield Brickworks, London Road, Glasgow. 1858 – No trace of the Work at this time. 26/11/1869 – Glasgow Herald – John Porter, a brick builder in Glasgow to erect 4 tenements of shops and dwelling houses on a piece of ground situated on the north side of London Road….

Found Firth of Clyde, Glasgow John Porter & Sons, Jeanfield or Janefield Brickworks, London Road, Glasgow. . . . .