Scotland's Brick and Tile Manufacturing Industry

(Note – SBH – There were a number of brickworks in Porter Street and ascertaining which was which and what information relates to individual brickworks is very confusing. See also the Porter Street Brickworks, Camlachie operated by William Hodge as this may well be one of the same as the brickworks detailed on this page)…

Westmuir Colliery and Brickworks, Parkhead, Glasgow. (Note – SBH – There is a brick stamped ‘James Shaw Patent Westmuir‘). 21/08/1854 – Glasgow Herald – Ground near Parkhead to be feued and ground for brickfields to be let. To be feued, those parts of the Estate of Carntyne, lying in the immediate vicinity of Messrs Napiers…

Found by Michael Fallone in the Glasgow area. William Hodge, brick maker, Porter Street, Glasgow. . . . .

Found by Eddie McLean in the Glasgow area. William Hodge, brick maker, Porter Street, Glasgow . . . .

(Note – SBH – There were a number of brickworks in Porter Street and ascertaining which was which and what information relates to individual brickworks is very confusing. See also the Camlachie Brickworks, Porter Street as this may well be one of the same as the brickworks detailed on this page). … (Note – SBH…

Found by Michael Fallone in the Glasgow area. Patent Hodge McDonald Glasgow – Porter Street Brickworks, Camlachie,  Glasgow. William Hodge, brickmaker, Port Street, Glasgow. 09/02/1856 – Paisley Herald – Fearful hurricane … Glasgow … a chimney stalk in Hodge & McDonald’s Brickwork was completely destroyed … Below – 04/05/1857 – Glasgow Herald – On and…

Found by Michael Fallone in the Glasgow area. The Corbet relates to Robert Corbet & Sons, Newlands Brickworks, Westthorn, Glasgow It is unknown as to which exact works manufactured this brick. William Hodge, brickmaker, Porter Street, Glasgow There is also this brick marked Hodge, McDonald & Co (Earlier or later than this example?) Below –…