Scotland's Brick and Tile Manufacturing Industry

Found at Stonehouse, Lanarkshire. Holytown Brickworks, New Stevenson, Lanarkshire. . . . .

Found in Wishaw by David Ivey. Holytown Brickworks, New Stevenson, Lanarkshire. . . . .

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,…

Found by Ian Suddaby on the River Esk, Near Polton, Midlothian. Holytown Brickworks, New Stevenson, Lanarkshire. Nimmo, Jas., & Co., Ltd., coalmasters, coke, char, brick, sulphate of ammonia, tar, benzol and Naphthas manufacturers, 21 Bothwell St. C.2 ; Tel.Nos., 710, 711 and 712 Central; telegraphic Address, ” Nimmo, Glasgow.” . .

Holytown Brickworks, New Stevenston, Lanarkshire. Canmore c. 1899 – c. 1939 – A survey of Scottish brickmarks 1985 suggests that James Nimmo and Co were the owners. 08/08/1903 – Airdrie and Coatbridge Advertiser – A young woman named Mary O’Neil, brickworker residing at the Double Dandy Row, Carfin, while at her work in Holytown Brickwork,…

Found Morningside, Lanarkshire. Holytown Brickworks, New Stevenson, Lanarkshire. . . . . Below – And this very similar version with a slightly shallower frog. The length of the lettering is fractionally shorter too.  

Found Fife by Tam Moffet. Unusual mark for Nimmo with the crown motif. Holytown Brickworks, New Stevenson, Lanarkshire. . . . .  

17/06/1820 – Caledonian Mercury – The brick s making business is now extremely flat. There are thirty-five brick manufactories within about two miles of Glasgow, of these only 10 are working and twenty-four are totally idle. Every field is supposed to produce 500,000 bricks yearly, consequently, there has been a falling off of 12,000,000 in…

Found Morningside, Lanarkshire. Holytown Brickworks, New Stevenson, Lanarkshire. . . . .  

Found Wishaw Holytown Brickworks, New Stevenson, Lanarkshire. . . . .