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Brickworks (Period Unassigned)

Site Name Southhook Fireclay Works

Classification Brickworks (Period Unassigned)

Alternative Name(s) Bourtreehill Brickworks

Canmore ID 180026

Site Number NS33NE 57

NGR NS 3865 3991

Datum OSGB36 - NGR

Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/180026

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Southhook Fireclay Works, Interior
View showing man working winding engine

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Southhook Fireclay Works, Interior View showing man working winding engine

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Papers of Professor John R Hume, economic and industrial historian, Glasgow, Scotland

25/6/1969

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Southhook Fireclay Works, Interior
View showing part of winding engine

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Southhook Fireclay Works, Interior View showing part of winding engine

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Papers of Professor John R Hume, economic and industrial historian, Glasgow, Scotland

25/6/1969

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Southhook Fireclay Works
View from NE showing E and N fronts of headgear

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Southhook Fireclay Works View from NE showing E and N fronts of headgear

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Papers of Professor John R Hume, economic and industrial historian, Glasgow, Scotland

25/6/1969

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Southhook Fireclay Works
General view from E showing S half of works

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Southhook Fireclay Works General view from E showing S half of works

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Papers of Professor John R Hume, economic and industrial historian, Glasgow, Scotland

25/6/1969

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Southhook Fireclay Works, Interior
View showing man working winding engine

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Southhook Fireclay Works, Interior View showing man working winding engine

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Papers of Professor John R Hume, economic and industrial historian, Glasgow, Scotland

25/6/1969

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Southhook Fireclay Works, Interior
View showing part of winding engine

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Southhook Fireclay Works, Interior View showing part of winding engine

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Papers of Professor John R Hume, economic and industrial historian, Glasgow, Scotland

25/6/1969

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Southhook Fireclay Works
View from ENE showing E front of boiler plant

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Southhook Fireclay Works View from ENE showing E front of boiler plant

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Papers of Professor John R Hume, economic and industrial historian, Glasgow, Scotland

25/6/1969

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Southhook Fireclay Works, Interior
View showing part of winding engine

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Southhook Fireclay Works, Interior View showing part of winding engine

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Papers of Professor John R Hume, economic and industrial historian, Glasgow, Scotland

25/6/1969

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Southhook Fireclay Works, Interior
View showing part of winding engine

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Southhook Fireclay Works, Interior View showing part of winding engine

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Papers of Professor John R Hume, economic and industrial historian, Glasgow, Scotland

25/6/1969

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Southhook Fireclay Works, Interior
View showing part of winding engine

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Southhook Fireclay Works, Interior View showing part of winding engine

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Papers of Professor John R Hume, economic and industrial historian, Glasgow, Scotland

25/6/1969

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Southhook Fireclay Works
View showing kiln

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Southhook Fireclay Works View showing kiln

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Papers of Professor John R Hume, economic and industrial historian, Glasgow, Scotland

25/6/1969

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Southhook Fireclay Works
View showing part of hutch run

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Southhook Fireclay Works View showing part of hutch run

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Papers of Professor John R Hume, economic and industrial historian, Glasgow, Scotland

25/6/1969

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Southhook Fireclay Works
View showing brick kilns

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Southhook Fireclay Works View showing brick kilns

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Papers of Professor John R Hume, economic and industrial historian, Glasgow, Scotland

25/6/1969

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Southhook Fireclay Works
View from S showing S front of headgear with chimney on right

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Southhook Fireclay Works View from S showing S front of headgear with chimney on right

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Papers of Professor John R Hume, economic and industrial historian, Glasgow, Scotland

25/6/1969

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View of SE front of office block at Southhook Potteries, Kilmarnock.

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View of SE front of office block at Southhook Potteries, Kilmarnock.

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Records of the Scottish Industrial Archaeology Survey at the University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, Sco

1/11/1979

Southhook Fireclay Works, Interior
View showing boilerhouse

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Southhook Fireclay Works, Interior View showing boilerhouse

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Papers of Professor John R Hume, economic and industrial historian, Glasgow, Scotland

25/6/1969

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Southhook Fireclay Works
View from ENE showing E front of headgear

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Southhook Fireclay Works View from ENE showing E front of headgear

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Papers of Professor John R Hume, economic and industrial historian, Glasgow, Scotland

25/6/1969

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Southhook Fireclay Works
View from S showing S front of base of headgear

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Southhook Fireclay Works View from S showing S front of base of headgear

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Papers of Professor John R Hume, economic and industrial historian, Glasgow, Scotland

25/6/1969

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Detail of entrance to office block at Southhook Potteries.

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Detail of entrance to office block at Southhook Potteries.

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Records of the Scottish Industrial Archaeology Survey at the University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, Sco

1/11/1979

Southhook Fireclay Works, Interior
View showing part of winding engine

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Southhook Fireclay Works, Interior View showing part of winding engine

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Papers of Professor John R Hume, economic and industrial historian, Glasgow, Scotland

25/6/1969

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Southhook Fireclay Works
View from ESE showing E and S fronts of headgear and associated building

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Southhook Fireclay Works View from ESE showing E and S fronts of headgear and associated building

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Papers of Professor John R Hume, economic and industrial historian, Glasgow, Scotland

25/6/1969

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Southhook Fireclay Works
View from SW showing W and S fronts of headgear associated building

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Southhook Fireclay Works View from SW showing W and S fronts of headgear associated building

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Papers of Professor John R Hume, economic and industrial historian, Glasgow, Scotland

25/6/1969

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Southhook Fireclay Works
View from N showing part of hutch run with headgear in background

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Southhook Fireclay Works View from N showing part of hutch run with headgear in background

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Papers of Professor John R Hume, economic and industrial historian, Glasgow, Scotland

25/6/1969

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Southhook Fireclay Works
View from ENE showing part of hutch run with building in background

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Southhook Fireclay Works View from ENE showing part of hutch run with building in background

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Papers of Professor John R Hume, economic and industrial historian, Glasgow, Scotland

25/6/1969

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Southhook Fireclay Works
View from ESE showing E front of headgear

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Southhook Fireclay Works View from ESE showing E front of headgear

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Papers of Professor John R Hume, economic and industrial historian, Glasgow, Scotland

25/6/1969

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Southhook Fireclay Works, Interior
View showing part of winding engine

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Southhook Fireclay Works, Interior View showing part of winding engine

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Papers of Professor John R Hume, economic and industrial historian, Glasgow, Scotland

25/6/1969

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Southhook Fireclay Works, Interior
View showing part of winding engine

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Southhook Fireclay Works, Interior View showing part of winding engine

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Papers of Professor John R Hume, economic and industrial historian, Glasgow, Scotland

25/6/1969

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Southhook Fireclay Works
View from ESE showing E and S fronts of headgear and associated building with chimney on right

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Southhook Fireclay Works View from ESE showing E and S fronts of headgear and associated building with chimney on right

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Papers of Professor John R Hume, economic and industrial historian, Glasgow, Scotland

25/6/1969

© Copyright: HES (Reproduced courtesy of J R Hume)

Southhook Fireclay Works
View from NNE showing part of hutch run

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Southhook Fireclay Works View from NNE showing part of hutch run

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Papers of Professor John R Hume, economic and industrial historian, Glasgow, Scotland

25/6/1969

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Southhook Fireclay Works
View from NNE showing N front of headgear with part of hutch run in foreground

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Southhook Fireclay Works View from NNE showing N front of headgear with part of hutch run in foreground

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Papers of Professor John R Hume, economic and industrial historian, Glasgow, Scotland

25/6/1969

© Copyright: HES (Reproduced courtesy of J R Hume)

Southhook Fireclay Works, Interior
View showing man working winding engine

Southhook Fireclay Works, Interior
View showing part of winding engine

Southhook Fireclay Works
View from NE showing E and N fronts of headgear

Southhook Fireclay Works
General view from E showing S half of works

Southhook Fireclay Works, Interior
View showing man working winding engine

Southhook Fireclay Works, Interior
View showing part of winding engine

Southhook Fireclay Works
View from ENE showing E front of boiler plant

Southhook Fireclay Works, Interior
View showing part of winding engine

Southhook Fireclay Works, Interior
View showing part of winding engine

Southhook Fireclay Works, Interior
View showing part of winding engine

Southhook Fireclay Works
View showing kiln

Southhook Fireclay Works
View showing part of hutch run

Southhook Fireclay Works
View showing brick kilns

Southhook Fireclay Works
View from S showing S front of headgear with chimney on right

View of SE front of office block at Southhook Potteries, Kilmarnock.

Southhook Fireclay Works, Interior
View showing boilerhouse

Southhook Fireclay Works
View from ENE showing E front of headgear

Southhook Fireclay Works
View from S showing S front of base of headgear

Detail of entrance to office block at Southhook Potteries.

Southhook Fireclay Works, Interior
View showing part of winding engine

Southhook Fireclay Works
View from ESE showing E and S fronts of headgear and associated building

Southhook Fireclay Works
View from SW showing W and S fronts of headgear associated building

Southhook Fireclay Works
View from N showing part of hutch run with headgear in background

Southhook Fireclay Works
View from ENE showing part of hutch run with building in background

Southhook Fireclay Works
View from ESE showing E front of headgear

Southhook Fireclay Works, Interior
View showing part of winding engine

Southhook Fireclay Works, Interior
View showing part of winding engine

Southhook Fireclay Works
View from ESE showing E and S fronts of headgear and associated building with chimney on right

Southhook Fireclay Works
View from NNE showing part of hutch run

Southhook Fireclay Works
View from NNE showing N front of headgear with part of hutch run in foreground

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Administrative Areas

Council North Ayrshire
Parish Dreghorn
Former Region Strathclyde
Former District Cunninghame
Former County Ayrshire

Archaeology Notes

NS33NE 57 3865 3991.

Not to be confused with NT33NE 35 3606 3910 Bourtreehill Fireclay Works.

Information from RCAHMS (RC) 19/2/00.

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