13/04/1906 – Dundee Courier – New Scottish company – The Scottish Enamelled Brick Company, 10 Cook Street, Glasgow to carry on the business of merchants, manufacturers and dealers in earthenware, clay or fireclay goods or manufactures. Capital £5000 in ordinary shares of £1. each.
1907 – The Scottish Enamelled Brick Co., Ltd, 370 Eglinton Street, Glasgow.
1908 – 1909 – The Scottish Enamelled Brick Co., Ltd., 10 Cook street, Glasgow.
1908 – 1909 – David Stirling, Manager, Scottish Enamelled Brick Co Lt. Ho Avon Cottage, Stonehouse. (P645).
1912 – 1913 – Scottish Enamelled Brick Company, 124 Dalry Road, Portobello.
25/03/1929 – Published in the Scottish Pottery Society Bulletin no 37, November 2003. The Scottish Enamelled Brick Co., Ltd letterhead. The letter is written to a customer to accompany a copy of their ‘Brick Pattern Book’. The letterhead also details the fact that the company works are situated at Ferguslie, Paisley; Plann, Crosshouse and Southhook, Crosshouse. (Many thanks to George Haggarty for this information).
1936 – 1937 – The Scottish Enamelled Brick Co., Ltd., 10 Cook street, Glasgow.
1939 – 1940 – A M Taunt – Manager Scottish Enamelled Brick Co Ltd. Ho 234 Tantallon Road, Glasgow.
Found by Eddie McLean in the Glasgow area. Southhook Fireclay Works, Kilmarnock, Ayrshire. Alternative brickworks include: Southhook Potteries, Bonnyton, Kilmarnock, Ayrshire. Southhook Fireclay Works, Dreghorn, Ayrshire. .
Found by Ian Suddaby in Ayrshire, This example is not in my possession. A section of salt-glazed garden edging. John McKnight & Son, Crosshouse, Plann, Kilmarnock. . .
Found by Eddie McLean in the Glasgow area. Southhook Fireclay Works, Kilmarnock, Ayrshire. Ian Suddaby states – Electricity cable covers are almost always interlocking in one way or another and are usually slightly convex on top and flat on the base. 9″ x 4½” x 2½”. The channel is 3″ wide and 1½” deep. It…
The following Scottish bricks were found by Tim Westley in and around Sydney Harbour, Australia. . . . . Below – Ferguslie Patent – Robert Brown & Son, Ferguslie Fire Clay Works, Paisley. Below – Gartcraig – Gartcraig Fire Clay Works, By Millerston, Glasgow. Below – Hurll – Garnqueen Fireclay Works, Glenboig, Lanarkshire Alternative brickworks…
Found by Robert Jameison in the Dalry area of Ayrshire. I am not in possession of this example. The brick is obviously badly damaged but I suspect the stamp will be as per above. Southhook Fireclay Works, Kilmarnock, Ayrshire. Alternative brickworks include: Southhook Potteries, Bonnyton, Kilmarnock, Ayrshire. Southhook Fireclay Works, Dreghorn, Ayrshire.
Found by Robert Jameison in the Dalry area of Ayrshire. I am not in possession of this example. Southhook Fireclay Works, Kilmarnock, Ayrshire. Alternative brickworks include: Southhook Potteries, Bonnyton, Kilmarnock, Ayrshire. Southhook Fireclay Works, Dreghorn, Ayrshire. .
Found by Robert Jamieson in the Dalry, Ayrshire area. This example is not in my possession. Southhook Fireclay Works, Kilmarnock, Ayrshire. Alternative brickworks include: Southhook Potteries, Bonnyton, Kilmarnock, Ayrshire. Southhook Fireclay Works, Dreghorn, Ayrshire. Apart from the unusual XXX mark, it appears that ‘Southhook’ and ‘Kilmarnock’ are off-centre to each other which again is unusual.
Found by Martin Sneddon on a new house build site at Seamill near Ardrossan, North Ayrshire. This example is not in my possession. Southhook Fireclay Works, Kilmarnock, Ayrshire. Alternative brickworks include: Southhook Potteries, Bonnyton, Kilmarnock, Ayrshire. Southhook Fireclay Works, Dreghorn, Ayrshire. Below – ‘777’ Stamped on the salt-glazed sewer pipes. Some were stamped ’77’ but…
Found by Eddie McLean in the Glasgow area. This is stamped on two sides. Southhook Fireclay Works, Kilmarnock, Ayrshire. Alternative brickworks include: Southhook Potteries, Bonnyton, Kilmarnock, Ayrshire. Southhook Fireclay Works, Dreghorn, Ayrshire. . Below – Note the channel cutting through the left margin on this brick face.
Found by Eddie McLean in the Glasgow area. Southhook Fireclay Works, Kilmarnock, Ayrshire. Alternative brickworks include: Southhook Potteries, Bonnyton, Kilmarnock, Ayrshire. Southhook Fireclay Works, Dreghorn, Ayrshire. .
