Scotland's Brick and Tile Manufacturing Industry

Found in the Glasgow area by Eddie McLean. Stevenson Bros, brickmakers, Millcroft and Polmadie Brickfields, Rutherglen Rd.; also Garscadden Brick and Tile Works, Drumchapel. . . . .

Found by Ian Suddaby on the River Clyde, Glasgow. This example is not in my possession. Stevenson Bros, brickmakers, Millcroft and Polmadie Brickfields, Rutherglen Rd.; also Garscadden Brick and Tile Works, Drumchapel. . . .

1875 – William Stevenson, brickmaker, Milncroft (Millcroft), Rutherglen Road, Glasgow. 24/09/1880 – 08/08/1881 – (Note – SBH – I have numerous Stevenson Brothers invoices from their Polmadie and Millcroft Brickworks, both situated in Rutherglen Road. They cover various dates from 24/09/1880 to  09/02/1897. All the invoices are detailed Stevenson Brothers but those invoices dated between…

1863 – Bell and Hornsby letterheads of 1893 state that Bell, Hornsby & Co were established in 1863 and reference the Polmadie Brickworks, Glasgow and the Langlands Brickworks, Govan on the same letterheads. The brickworks may not have been established at the same time as the Company. 07/10/1879 – Glasgow Herald – Theft of oats…

(Note – SBH – I am currently working on this page to try and confirm which posts refer to which brickworks as I think several are mixed up here!). Garscadden Brick and Tile Works, Yoker, Glasgow aka Blairdardie Brick and Tile Works. (Note – SBH – were these works also known as the Duntocher Works…

Chapter Five  – Brick and Field drain Works – Written by Eric Flack and reproduced by kind permission.  It is a fascinating read. Another local industry was the manufacture of bricks. Three of the local brickwork’s produced terracotta type bricks and field tiles or drains in updraught kilns from locally dug red clay. These were…

Found Firth of Clyde, Glasgow. Stevenson Bros –  Brickmakers, Millcroft and Polmadie Brickfields, Rutherglen rd.; also Garscadden Brick and Tile Works, Drumchapel. . . . .  

Found in Glasgow. Stevenson Bros, brickmakers, Millcroft and Polmadie Brickfields, Rutherglen Rd.; also Garscadden Brick and Tile Works, Drumchapel. Note the dash and 2 dots under the ‘S’ of Bros. . . . Below – I believe this is the same stamp but with the middle line rubbed out. You can just make out the…