Star Fireclay Works
Location type
WorksName and dates
Star Fireclay Works (1872-1960)Description
This fireclay works was opened by James Dunnachie after leaving the Glenboig Fireclay Company. The works was located north of Glenboig station and was served by a connection to the northbound line of the Scottish Central Railway - the connection being north east of Glenboig station. Lines ran to the west to the Glenboig Firebrick Works, both works coming into the same ownership (the Glenboig Union Fireclay Company) in 1882.
The works closed in 1960 and was cleared in the 1990s. The site is now housing.
Tags
Fireclay WorksAliases
Glenboig Brickworks05/05/2020
| Nearby stations Glenboig Garnqueen Gartsherrie [GGR] Gartsherrie Gartsherrie [M and K] Bedlay Halt Gartcosh Howes Blairhill Coatbridge Sunnyside Kipps Coatbridge Central [NB] Coatbridge Central Airdrie [Leaend] Bridgend [M and K] | Garnqueen North Junction Glenboig Firebrick Works Hayhill Brickworks Gartverrie Fireclay Works Garnqueen South Junction Gartliston Fire Clay Brick Works Pit Greenfoot Quarry Kilgarth Slag Hill Coal Pit Bedlay Colliery Kilgarth Signal Box Tourist/other Hayhill Brickworks Signal Box Greenfoot Level Crossing Heatherbell Level Crossing |
| Location names in dark blue are on the same original line. | |
Chronology Dates
| / /1882 | Glenboig Union Fireclay Company Formed by merger of the Glenboig Fireclay Company and James Dunnachies Star Fireclay Works. |
