1882 – Thomas B Gibson, Whiteshaw Tileworks, Carluke.
Below – May 1883 – Invoice.
Below – May 1885 – Invoice.
Below – November 1886 – Invoice.
1886 – Thomas B Gibson – Whiteshaw Tileworks, Carluke p. 886.
1893 – 1896 – T.B Gibson, Brick and Tile Manufacturer, Whiteshaw Tileworks, Carluke.
1897 – 1898 – R Gibson and Co, brick and tile maker, Whitelaw, Carluke. (Note – SBH – The link no longer works so I cannot check to see if it relates to R Gibson as I have here or T B Gibson?)
1903 – T.B Gibson & Co. Whiteshaw Tileworks, Carluke.
02/02/1906 – Perthshire Advertiser – A lad named Dickson, 18 years of age, met with his death on Wednesday while at work at Whiteshaw Tilework, Carluke. Dickson was engaged with others at the loading bank of the railway siding, and on a waggon being moved along to make room for another it rebounded, and Dickson was caught between the buffers and severely crushed, death resulting almost immediately.
01/04/1921 – Carluke and Lanark Gazette – Sudden death of Mr John Gibson, (69), Milton Bank – Knocked down by a cyclist … In early life, Mr Gibson was in the drapery business but in 1887 he became associated with his brother Thomas in the Whiteshaw Tilework and on his death, the business was carried on by Mr Gibson and his brother Richard. In 1896 they removed to Milton Tilework where a large business was carried on till his brothers’ death about 4 years ago (c. 1917), since when it has been conducted by Mr Gibson and his son Richard …
Below – 06/04/1967 – Whiteshaw and Milton Tileworks, Carluke. T.B Gibson, Hugh T Martin, James L Blake, A L C Martin and John D Muir appear to be partners in the business.
Below – 1896 – Whiteshaw Tileworks Carluke (adjacent to Hallcraig Brick and Tile Works).
Many thanks to Dougie Carr for sending me the following photographs of his Stein Refractories Apprenticeship Certificate. Dougie is a time served patternmaker from 06/02/1962 to 06/02/1967. “During his apprenticeship, Mr Carr has been trained in the use of all woodworking hand tools, circular saw, band saw, planer, sander and woodturning lathe. These tools have…
Milton Brick & Tile Works, Carluke, South Lanarkshire. Scottish Clay Hollow-Ware Limited appears to have operated from Milton Brickworks and were incorporated in 1937 with registered office at the works. Final closure came with the voluntary liquidation of T B Gibson & Co Ltd t/a Milton Tileworks, Carluke on 14th August 1978. Canmore Below –…
Winchburgh Brickworks, Winchburgh, West Lothian. Canmore 1867 – Winchburgh – A case study of village settlement in the Lothians shale field by John R. Meikle 1973 – Brickworks established? … Their demand for buildings and yards were met by the construction of the Winchburgh Brickworks in 1867 … It appears that the initial workforce of…
Kindly donated by Alfred Gray, Edinburgh. This mug was made by Dunoon Potteries, Scotland and used by SBC to advertise their company. I am aware of 2 different versions. Scottish Brick Corporation – Following the nationalisation of the coal industry in 1947, the National Coal Board (NCB) inherited a number of brickworks. Around 1969, saw…
Kindly donated by Mark Buchannan, an ex-employee at the Manuel Works, Whitecross. This template is made from 3mm thick compressed board. It is marked BHHH 229. Many fire bricks and specials manufactured latterly at the Manuel Works were stamped by use of a stencil. This template BHHH 229 would be the exact size of a particular…
Attention of Mr Rose – Not for publication before 00.01 hours on 21st April 1987. Press announcement – The Queen’s Award for Export Achievement has this year been awarded to GR-Stein Refractories Ltd., a Sheffield based subsidiary of Hepworth Ceramic Holdings PLC. The company manufactures a wide range of refractory materials for heat-using industries in…
The following items were donated by Harley Marshall, who joined John G Stein at the Castlecary Works in 1949 and thereafter became an Export Manager at the Manuel Works. Below – John G Stein & Co Ltd headed notepaper dated 14th November 1949. Headed with the slogan – “Productive capacity one million bricks weekly. Established…
A very special firebrick indeed. Kindly donated by The Sirius Group. Stein, Castlecary Fireclay Works, Castlecary, Stirlingshire. Stein, Manuel Firebrick and Refractory Works, Whitecross, Stirlingshire. Stein & Co, Anchor Brickworks, Denny, Stirlingshire. Milnquarter Fireclay & Gannister Works, Bonnybridge, Stirlingshire. Not only is this a brickmark that I previously was not aware of but this was…
Found at Perceton Fire Clay Works, Perceton. These were found scattered and lying on ground surface within a 1m squared area. They appear to be marked H.D.L and an upward pointing arrow. I think the marked ones are all the same although most appear blank. Could these have been attached to crates of J &…
Manuel Works, Whitecross, Linlithgow. 1928 – Alan Stein – John G Stein & Co Ltd. 1967 – Taken over by General Refractory Group, Sheffield – GR Stein Refractories. 1969 – Taken over by Hepworth Ceramic Holdings. 1997 – Taken over by an American holding company – Alpine. 1999 – Taken over by Cookson Group Plc…
