Scotland's Brick and Tile Manufacturing Industry

Found by Michael Fallone in the Glasgow area. Walkinshaw Brickworks, Renfrew, Renfrewshire. . . . .

Found by Michael Fallone in the Glasgow area. Merry & Cuninghame Limited, Colliery Proprietors, Iron Masters,  105 St Vincent Street, Glasgow and Glengarnock, Carnbroe and  Ardeer Iron Works, and elsewhere. They also owned the Walkinshaw brickworks at one point in time. (AKA Cunningham) This brick is highly likely to be a product of theirs and…

Kirkhill Brickworks, Cambuslang, Glasgow. 28/07/1888 – Hamilton Herald – Pit accident. Last Saturday while a miner named James Collington was at work in Kirkhill Colliery, a quantity of clay fell from the roof and injured him severely. He was at once removed to his residence where his injuries were attended to. Below – 1896 – Kirkhill Brickworks, Cambuslang, Glasgow….

Found in Paisley. Walkinshaw Brickworks, Renfrew, Renfrewshire. . . . .

The ATC brickmark was produced at various brickworks under the umbrella of the Alexandra Transport Company, the brickmark comes from the company initials, ATC and possibly AT (the AT’s could be examples of poor stamping). At one point they owned the following Scottish Brickworks. Blackhill, Bishopbriggs, Lanarkshire. Summerston, Lanarkshire Balmore, Bishopbriggs, Lanarkshire Walkinshaw, Renfrew, Renfrewshire. Carsehead, Dalry,…

Canmore Info – Inkerman Shale Oil Works owned by Duke of Abercorn. Below – Inkermann Brickworks – Many thanks to Roddy Boyd. Inkerman Oil Works has been known at various times as Abercorn oil works, Walkinshaw oil works and Hermand oil works, (but should not be confused with the Abercorn oil works, Paisley of Anderson &…

1855 – 1857 – ScotlandPlaces – Corsehill Tileworks. Robert Gairdner, factor. Below – 1856 – Corsehill Tileworks. Below – 11/04/1866 – Glasgow Herald – Corsehill Tilework for let as possessed by Mr Alexander Douglas. 1867 – Alexander Douglas, Corsehill Tileworks, Kilmarnock. 1872 – Peter Brown, tile manufacturer, Corsehill. Below – 20/02/1875 – The Ardrossan and Saltcoats…

Walkinshaw Brickworks, Renfrew, Renfrewshire Available evidence indicates that Merry & Cunninghame (coal and iron masters with extensive mineral interests in the west of Scotland), began working ironstone at Walkinshaw (No.1) pit during the mid-1850s. The first edition OS map (surveyed c.1857) shows the engine house buildings of the pit, but no rail link. An 1862…

Found by Bill Speirs in the Kilbarchan area. Duke of Abercorn, Abercorn Oil Company, Paisley and Brick Works . . . .   with ‘Patent’ to the rear        

Found on Walkinshaw Brickworks  site, Paisley Walkinshaw Brickworks, Renfrew, Renfrewshire. . . . .