Scottish shale Scottish shale

Whitrigg Fireclay Co. Ltd.

Started:
c.1948
Registered office:

150 West Regent St., Glasgow

A company established by the Forrester family to progress fireclay mining interests following nationalisation of the coal interests of R. Forrester & Co. Ltd. Owners of Whitrigg No.8 fireclay mine

References

The minute of a meeting of the Planning Committee bore that permission had been granted the Whitrigg Fireclay Co. Ltd.. 150 Hope Street. Glasgow, subject to certain conditions, for fireclay work between Falside and Whiteside, Bathgate.

West Lothian Courier, 9th March 1962