Nithsdale Iron Works, Brick and Tile Works, New Cumnock, East Ayrshire aka New Cumnock Iron Works.
1851 – 1852 – George Clennal, (Clennell), superintendent, Nithsdale Brickworks, Straid, New Cumnock.
Below – 15/10/1852 – Glasgow Herald – Nithsdale Iron Works for sale … The leases of the mineral fields connected with and immediately adjoining the works are extensive and contain clay band ironstone, several seams of workable coal, superior fire clay with a brick and tile work fitted with machinery of the best description (which has been in operation for several years, yielding a handsome profit for the sub-lessees).
Below – 07/09/1855 – Montrose and Brechin Review – New Cumnock Iron Works for sale. … The leases of the mineral fields connected with and immediately adjoining the works are extensive and contain clay band ironstone, several seams of workable coal, superior fire clay with a brick and tile work fitted with the machinery of the best description … (Note: so which brickworks were these. Bank Brickworks were situated very close to the ironworks but they appear to have been on the go after the ironworks died. I am not aware of Bank making fire bricks either but the article suggests that fire bricks were made at the mystery brickworks. Perhaps they only made firebricks for the ironworks?)
Below – 17/06/1859 – Newcastle Courant – When the Nithsdale/New Cumnock Iron Works were up for sale again in 1859 there is no specific reference in the particulars to there being an associated brickworks to the site.
