Detail of wagon on turntable of mineral railway.
BN 1163
Description Detail of wagon on turntable of mineral railway.
Date 1971
Catalogue Number BN 1163
Category Photographs and Off-line Digital Images
Copies SC 356428
Scope and Content Bogie on turntable at Blackpots Brick and Tile Works, Whitehills, Knock Head, Grampian Blackpots Brick and Tile Works was established on Blackpots Farm by Dr Saunders, and extended by his son in 1788. It produced pantiles until the early 20th century, bricks until 1946 and drainage-tiles from 1840 until it closed in the 1970s. This shows the handcart or bogie loaded with clay and sitting on the turntable ready to be pushed onto the rails leading to the works. The clay is being quarried in the background to the right. Although Scottish potteries made some use of local clay, their sites were usually chosen for their nearness to a good supply of coal. It took about 15 tons of coal to fire one ton of pottery. Source: RCAHMS contribution to SCRAN.
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