Walkinshaw
— 23/03/2021Found by Michael Fallone in the Glasgow area. Walkinshaw Brickworks, Renfrew, Renfrewshire. . . . .
Found by Michael Fallone in the Glasgow area.
Merry & Cuninghame Limited, Colliery Proprietors, Iron Masters, 105 St Vincent Street, Glasgow and Glengarnock, Carnbroe and Ardeer Iron Works, and elsewhere. They also owned the Walkinshaw brickworks at one point in time. (AKA Cunningham)
This brick is highly likely to be a product of theirs and probably manufactured at the Walkinshaw Brickworks.
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Found by Michael Fallone in the Glasgow area. Walkinshaw Brickworks, Renfrew, Renfrewshire. . . . .
Milton Brick & Tile Works, Carluke, South Lanarkshire. Scottish Clay Hollow-Ware Limited appears to have operated from Milton Brickworks and were incorporated in 1937 with registered office at the works. Final closure came with the voluntary liquidation of T B Gibson & Co Ltd t/a Milton Tileworks, Carluke on 14th August 1978. Canmore Below –…
Found in Paisley. Walkinshaw Brickworks, Renfrew, Renfrewshire. . . . .
The ATC brickmark was produced at various brickworks under the umbrella of the Alexandra Transport Company, the brickmark comes from the company initials, ATC and possibly AT (the AT’s could be examples of poor stamping). At one point they owned the following Scottish Brickworks. Blackhill, Bishopbriggs, Lanarkshire. Summerston, Lanarkshire Balmore, Bishopbriggs, Lanarkshire Walkinshaw, Renfrew, Renfrewshire. Carsehead, Dalry,…
Canmore Info – Inkerman Shale Oil Works owned by Duke of Abercorn. Below – Inkermann Brickworks – Many thanks to Roddy Boyd. Inkerman Oil Works has been known at various times as Abercorn oil works, Walkinshaw oil works and Hermand oil works, (but should not be confused with the Abercorn oil works, Paisley of Anderson &…
1855 – 1857 – ScotlandPlaces – Corsehill Tileworks. Robert Gairdner, factor. Below – 1856 – Corsehill Tileworks. Below – 11/04/1866 – Glasgow Herald – Corsehill Tilework for let as possessed by Mr Alexander Douglas. 1867 – Alexander Douglas, Corsehill Tileworks, Kilmarnock. 1872 – Peter Brown, tile manufacturer, Corsehill. Below – 20/02/1875 – The Ardrossan and Saltcoats…
Walkinshaw Brickworks, Renfrew, Renfrewshire Available evidence indicates that Merry & Cunninghame (coal and iron masters with extensive mineral interests in the west of Scotland), began working ironstone at Walkinshaw (No.1) pit during the mid-1850s. The first edition OS map (surveyed c.1857) shows the engine house buildings of the pit, but no rail link. An 1862…
Found in Paisley area by DM. Walkinshaw Brickworks, Renfrew, Renfrewshire. . . . .
Background – Available evidence suggests that Merry & Cunninghame (Iron and coal masters with substantial mineral interests throughout the West of Scotland), established coal and ironstone workings at Clippens during the late 1850s. Worker’s housing was built by the company at Clippens Square, known locally as Balaclava following the victory in the Crimean war. The…
Found on Walkinshaw Brickworks site, Paisley Walkinshaw Brickworks, Renfrew, Renfrewshire. . . . .