Scotland's Brick and Tile Manufacturing Industry

Found by Eddie McLean in the Glasgow area. This brick is stamped to both sides and scalloped frog on one side appears to have a double border. Watt & Wilson – Brickmakers, wrights and builders, Petershill, Springburn, Glasgow . . . .

Found by Eddie McLean in Glasgow. I do believe this is a Petershill, Glasgow brick. The only maker I am aware of is Watt & Wilson, Petershill so this may be Watt & Sons or Wilson & Sons. . . .

… In 1878 an Act was obtained in Parliament for the purpose of making a railway from the South Alloa branch of the Caledonian line to the town, with a bridge over the Forth, the undertaking being promoted by an independent company, backed by the Caledonian Company, who subscribed £40,000 of the necessary capital. The…