Longpark Pottery
In 1918, the pottery works owned by J & M Craigs which
were situated in Longpark, North Kilmarnock were bought by Messrs
Shanks of Barrhead. Employing 300 workers there, Shanks produced
glazed sanitary wares such as toilet bowls and sinks. After the
closure of the pottery works, homes were built on the land, with
street names such as Shanks Court, Pottery Place, and Clay Crescent
commemorating what stood before.