Mining & Quarrying

Brick by Sanquhar & Kirkconnel Collieries Ltd

Period:

20th Century

Description:

Brick made by the Sanquhar and Kirkconnel Collieries Ltd.  The coal mining industry required a supply of bricks for surface buildings and underground engineering.  Both local brickworks in Sanquhar were eventually taken over by the colliery.

Place of Production:

Sanquhar, Dumfriesshire

Materials/Media:

clay

Dimensions:

height 54mm, width 159mm, depth 75mm

Source:

Sanquhar Tolbooth Museum

Accession number:

SQRTM:0206.18

Digital Number:

SQPO002n

Copyright:

Dumfries & Galloway Council