An 1874 book entitled ‘Handbook to Carnoustie’ states on page 4 – ‘He (George Kinloch who bought Carnoustie Estate from Major Philip for £11,000 in 1808) also opened a brick and tile work on what was subsequently known as The Terrace, there being a small bed of clay in that locality. But all trace of this has disappeared and a fine garden now occupies the site’.
Another 1874 book entitled ‘Carnoustie and its neighbourhood’ – Robert Dickson states on page 51 – ” There were brick and tile works from 1866 to 1880 on the raised bank west from Lochend. But the bed got exhausted and is now covered with a young plantation”.
(Note – SBH – My thanks are given to the Local History Centre, Dundee Central Library for the book extract information above).
Below – 1858 – View of the potential Panmure Brick and Tile Works sites. The two marked areas have been identified by the Local History Centre, Dundee Central Library as the areas where the Panmure Brick and Tile Works would have been. Unfortunately, no map is available as yet showing the position of the named works.
1871 -1872 – Valuation Rolls – Panmure Estate – No 866 – Brickwork Kilns, Furnaces, Engine Offices, Stables etc – George Guild and George Anderson Proprietors, £28 yearly rent.
31/10/1871 – Glasgow Herald – Wanted – a quantity of old tramway plates for a cart service road. Apply Guild and Anderson, Panmure Brickworks, Carnoustie.
1872 – Guild & Anderson, Panmure Brick and Tile Works, Carnoustie.
26/06/1874 – Dundee Courier – Barry. School board meeting … In answer to a request on the part of Messrs Anderson and Guild, of Panmure Brick and Tile Work, to reconsider their resolution that all children of school age engaged at work shall conform to the requirements of the Factory Act, in making one school attendance either in the forenoon or in the afternoon of every school day, the Board re-affirmed the same …
1875 – Guild & Anderson, Panmure Brick and Tile Works, Carnoustie.
1877 – Guild & Anderson, Panmure Brick and Tile Works, Carnoustie.
1878 – Guild & Anderson, Panmure Brick and Tile Works, Carnoustie.
10/08/1878 – Dundee Courier – Deaths. At Panmure Brick and Tile Works, Carnoustie. Geo Guild in the 63rd year of his age.
30/04/1880 – Dundee Courier – Dundee wills … George Guild, brick and tile maker, Panmure Brick and Tile Works, Carnoustie – £1921 19s 0d.
1882-4, Frances Groome’s Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland described Carnoustie like this – Employment is given by 4 large linen mills, extensive vitriol works, and a brick and tile yard.
Below – 11/01/1884 – Dundee Courier – Panmure Brick and Tile Works, Carnoustie for sale. Messrs Guild and Anderson.
30/11/1899 – Dundee Courier – Deaths. At Lyell Place, Rosemount, Blairgowrie on 28th Nov, George Anderson late of Panmure Brick and Tile Works, Carnoustie aged 84 years.
Glamis Brick and Tile Works, Glamis, Angus. Below – 11/09/1857 – Dundee, Perth and Cupar Advertiser – Drain tiles are for sale at Glammiss Tileworks at Haughs of Cossins. Apply to Robert Spence at the works. Glammiss 09/09/1857. 02/12/1859 – Dundee, Perth and Cupar Advertiser – The tilework at Glamiss is to be let on…
Ward Mill Brick & Tile Works, Arbroath. Many thanks to John Robertson for much of the information on this page. 1841 – Peter Anderson – Brick Layer ?, Wardmill Hill, Arbroath. 1847 – Peter Anderson – Brickmaker Wardmill Hill, Arbroath. 1857 – 1861 – ScotlandsPlaces – Ward Mill Hill Brick and Tile Works are situated on…
Please note the variations in the spelling of Drumkilbo. Below – 11/04/1845 and 09/06/1845 – Glasgow Herald – Estate of Drumkilbo for sale including a brick and tile works on the Estate which may be wrought to any extent. Below – 15/05/1856 – Fife Herald – Drumkilbo Tile and Brick Works to let. Current tennant…
Found in a Victorian mansion in Forfar by Andy Blackie. It formed part of an internal wall backing onto the firebricks of the chimney. It was contaminated by soot. The house was built c.1880. Glamis Brick and Tile Works, Glamis . . Below – A similar mark on a brick found in Fife.
Found Dundee. Guild & Anderson, Panmure Brick and Tile Works, Carnoustie. Oversized brick 12″ x 5 1/2 ” x 3″ . . .
Found Dundee Guild & Anderson, Panmure Brick and Tile Works, Carnoustie. . . . .
Found Dundee No frog on this version Guild & Anderson, Panmure Brick and Tile Works, Carnoustie . . Below – a similar brick but made from a blue clay – at least it appears this way although the colour difference could be down to weathering. ( I do not possess a ‘blue’ variation)
Found Broughty Ferry, Dundee – JJ’s contribution George Guild & Son, Brick and Tile maker, Glamis. . . . . Front and Rear of Brick – Glamis .
