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Gladston Brick & Tile Works

Gladston (Dargavel), Bishopton, Renfrewshire.

Former clay pits of Gladston Brick & Tile Works now landscaped as wildlife ponds and balancing ponds for sustainable urban drainage system (SUDS).

No evidence of underground workings.

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).

Alternative Names: Dargavel Brick Works

Notes: The name Gladston comes from Gladston House (demolished) which used to stand at the junction of Craigton Drive and Station Road, Bishopton (latterly within the former Royal Ordnance Factory). The site is now landscaped and forms part of the extensive Dargavel housing scheme.

Ordnance Survey (ONB) describes the house as ' A neat dwelling with garden attached. The property of Matthew Rodger Esq. (Name Book 1857).

Hydrographic Feeds: Craigton Burn

Hydrographic Resurgences: Craigton Burn