Gladston Brick And Tile Works
Brick And Tile Works (Period Unassigned)
Site Name Gladston Brick And Tile Works
Classification Brick And Tile Works (Period Unassigned)
Alternative Name(s) Bishopton Royal Ordnance Factory
Canmore ID 302101
Site Number NS47SW 152
NGR NS 43631 70194
NGR Description Centred on NS 43631 70194
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/302101
- Council Renfrewshire
- Parish Erskine
- Former Region Strathclyde
- Former District Renfrew
- Former County Renfrewshire
NS47SW 152 centred 43631 70194
Three large ponds situated about 311m SW of the main E gate are all that remains of the Gladston brick and tile works. The ponds are the water filled extraction area taken by the brickfield. These ponds were later utilised by the Royal Ordnance Factory for water supply.
The works are depicted as roofed on the 1st Edition of the OS 6-inch map (Renfrewshire, 1863, sheet vii), which shows a long shed with two small square buildings to the NE. On the W and NW side of the shed is an extensive area of brickfield.
The Object Name Book of the Ordnance Survey describes the works as ' Consisting of a brick and tile works for the making of, together with a brickfield'. (Name Book 1857).
Visited by RCAHMS (DE), October 2009
