Found by Tucker Kennedy in Stranraer.
Northfield Brickworks, Shotts, Lanarkshire.
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Many thanks to Lindsay Smith and Ian Roy for assisting in the finding and recovery of this brick from the Newpark Estate in Bellsquarry, Livingston area. Shotts Sand-Lime Brickworks, Shotts, North Lanarkshire aka locally as the ‘White Brickworks’. 06/05/1924 – The Scotsman – Electrical engineer’s visit to Shotts Works – Members of the West of…
Found by Ian Suddaby near Roslin, Midlothian. Northfield Brickworks, Shotts, Lanarkshire. . . . .
The company was formed and held mineral leases, including fireclay at Stand and Raebog, New Monkland and at Shotts, Lanarkshire and Fauldhouse, West Lothian. It was owned by Shanks of Barrhead. 10/04/1937 – The Scotsman – The Stand Fireclay Company ( Ltd . ), Victorian Pottery, Barrhead. Private company to carry on the business of…
Found by Eddie McLean in the Glasgow area. Northfield Brickworks, Shotts, Lanarkshire. . . . .
Northfield Brickworks, Shotts, West Lothian aka Shotts Brickworks. (Note – SBH – I am not certain but I believe the early brick kilns at Shotts were operated by the Shotts Coal & Ironstone Co. Then in 1910 the name changed to Northfield Brickworks when the Shotts Iron Company took over the site. Can anyone clarify…
Morningside Coal Company ran the Morningside Brickworks. Morningside Fireclay Works, Newmains, Lanarkshire. Canmore 1862 – Morningside Brickworks – Newmains, Motherwell – Gavin Pettigrew (Manager). 12/07/1862 – Hamilton Advertiser – Accident – On Saturday, the 5th current, an accident occurred at a sandpit, Allanton. A boy, named Samuel Findlator, aged 14, residing at Morningside, went into…
Canmore 1927 – Afton brickworks were built. They were situated near the old Afton No 2 colliery belonging to the Lanemark Coal Company, which was absorbed by New Cumnock Collieries in 1909. Already making BANK bricks at Bank Pit since the late 1880-90s, they probably just used the Afton label, especially as William Hyslop was…
Canmore Archaeological Notes. Roslin Colliery (also known as `The Moat’) Location: Roslin Previous Owners: Shotts Iron Company Limited Types of Coal: Steam and House Sinking/Production Commenced: 1901-3 Year Closed: 1969 (Note – SBH – I think this may be the date the colliery closed. The brickworks survived until 1977 / 1978) Year Abandoned: 1969 Average…
Found in Fife area. Northfield Brickworks, Shotts, Lanarkshire. . . . .
Found by Tam Moffet in Fife. Northfield Brickworks, Shotts, Lanarkshire. . . . .
