Found by Ian Suddaby in the Water of Leith, Colinton, Edinburgh area. Robert Young, Greenhill Colliery and Brickworks, Cleland, North Lanarkshire. . . . .
Read moreFound by Gloria Conti in the Grahamston, Falkirk area. This example is not in my possession. This brick was likely made by the Greenhill Fireclay Works, Bonnybridge. Believed to be sited at Clayknowes and later taken over and renamed the Greenhill Fireclay Company. . . .
Read moreFound by Graham Tait (Tattie) at Drum Farm, Bonnybridge Yet another badly stamped variation with an ‘E’ missing. These bricks were likely made by the Greenhill Fireclay Works, Bonnybridge. Believed to be sited at Clayknowes and later taken over and renamed the Greenhill Fireclay Company. . . .
Read moreFound in Bonnybridge. The first ‘G ‘ is in a different style of font as it has serifs. The ‘R’ is reversed and upside down. The 2 x ‘E’ are reversed. This brick was likely made by the Greenhill Fireclay Works, Bonnybridge. Believed to be sited at Clayknowes and later taken over and renamed the Greenhill...
Read moreFound near Drum Farm, Bonnybridge. Yet another badly stamped variation with the ‘G’ and ‘R’ and ‘N’ being reversed and the ‘L’ and ‘L’ missing. The ‘S’ is also reversed or it could of course be upside down. These bricks were likely made by the Greenhill Fireclay Works, Bonnybridge. Believed to be sited at Clayknowes and later...
Read moreFound at near Drum Farm, Bonnybridge Yet another badly stamped variation with the ‘G’ missing , ‘R’ upside down, ‘N’ reversed and an ‘L’ and ‘L’ missing. The ‘S’ is also reversed or it could of course be upside down. These bricks were likely made by the Greenhill Fireclay Works, Bonnybridge. Believed to be sited at Clayknowes and...
Read moreFound at near Drum Farm, Bonnybridge Note the ‘G’ has serifs whereas the following letters do not. The final ‘L’ is also out of proportion to the rest of the letters. These bricks were likely made by the Greenhill Fireclay Works, Bonnybridge. Believed to be sited at Clayknowes and later taken over and renamed the Greenhill...
Read moreFound at near Drum Farm, Bonnybridge Yet another badly stamped variation with the ‘G’ missing, ‘R’ and ‘N’ reversed and an ‘I’ and ‘L’ missing and an ‘L’ upturned. These bricks were likely made by the Greenhill Fireclay Works, Bonnybridge. Believed to be sited at Clayknowes and later taken over and renamed the Greenhill Fireclay Company. . . .
Read moreGreenhill Fire Brick Works, Greenhill Fireclay Works and Greenhill Fireclay Company, Denny, Bonnybridge, Stirlingshire. Greenhill Fireclay Works, Clayknowes, Bonnybridge – Alexander and John Scott owned the farm and brickworks at Clayknowes and Cadgersgate according to the valuation roll of 1865, Slater’s Directory of 1867, refers to the Greenhill Fireclay works being worked by Scott &...
Read moreClayknowes Brickworks, Greenhill, Bonnybridge, Falkirk, Stirlingshire. – They stamped their bricks ‘Claynows’ Greenhill Fireclay Works, Clayknowes, Bonnybridge – Alexander and John Scott owned the farm and brickworks at Clayknowes and Cadgersgate according to the valuation roll of 1865, Slater’s Directory of 1867, refers to the Greenhill Fireclay works being worked by Scott & Walker. The...
Read moreFound at Lochdrum Farm, Bonnybridge. Note the reversed ‘R’, the missing ‘E’, the upside down ‘L’ and the missing ‘L’ This brick was likely made by the Greenhill Fireclay Works, Bonnybridge. Believed to be sited at Clayknowes and later taken over and renamed the Greenhill Fireclay Company. . . .
Read moreGreenhill Colliery and Brickworks, Cleland, North Lanarkshire aka Hareshaw Brickworks Canmore – The 2nd edition of the OS 6–inch map (Lanarkshire 1899, sheet xii) depicts two pits – Greenhill Colliery Pit Nos. 9 and 12 – together with a brickworks and a smithy, on the NW side of the Drumbowie Branch Line, about 500m W...
Read moreFound at Lochdrum Farm, Bonnybridge. Yet another badly stamped variation with the ‘G’ reversed, the ‘R’ upside down, the ‘N’ missing. This brick was likely made by the Greenhill Fireclay Works, Bonnybridge. Believed to be sited at Clayknowes and later taken over and renamed the Greenhill Fireclay Company. . . .
Read moreFound at Lochdrum Farm, Bonnybridge. Yet another badly stamped variation with the ‘G’ upside down, ‘R’ and ‘N’ reversed and an ‘L’ missing and an ‘L’ upturned. This brick was likely made by the Greenhill Fireclay Works, Bonnybridge. Believed to be sited at Clayknowes and later taken over and renamed the Greenhill Fireclay Company. . . .
Read moreFound at Lochdrum Farm, Bonnybridge. Yet another badly stamped variation with the ‘G’ upside down, ‘R’ reversed and an ‘I’ and ‘L’ missing and an ‘L’ upturned. This brick was likely made by the Greenhill Fireclay Works, Bonnybridge. Believed to be sited at Clayknowes and later taken over and renamed the Greenhill Fireclay Company. . . .
Read moreFound at Lochdrum Farm, Bonnybridge. This was found forming a walkway around a derelict group of farm buildings and amongst numerous Greenhill bricks. It is unmarked but it may well be a Greenhill Fireclay Works, Bonnybridge product. Note the chamfered to edge . . .
Read moreFound at Lochdrum Farm, Bonnybridge. Yet another badly stamped variation with the’G’ upside down, an ‘N’ and ‘I’ and ‘L’ missing and an ‘L’ upturned. These bricks were likely made by the Greenhill Fireclay Works, Bonnybridge. Believed to be sited at Clayknowes and later taken over and renamed the Greenhill Fireclay Company. . . .
Read moreFound at Lochdrum Farm, Bonnybridge. Yet another badly stamped variation with the ‘G’ upside down, ‘R’ reversed and an ‘I’ and ‘L’ missing and an ‘L’ upturned. These bricks were likely made by the Greenhill Fireclay Works, Bonnybridge. Believed to be sited at Clayknowes and later taken over and renamed the Greenhill Fireclay Company. . . .
Read moreFound at Lochdrum Farm, Bonnybridge. Yet another badly stamped variation with the ‘G’ and ‘R’ upside down, and the ‘N’ missing. These bricks were likely made by the Greenhill Fireclay Works, Bonnybridge. Believed to be sited at Clayknowes and later taken over and renamed the Greenhill Fireclay Company. . . .
Read moreFound in Bonnybridge by Stuart Snedden This brick was likely made by the Greenhill Fireclay Company as opposed to the earlier Greenhill Fireclay Works. . . . .
Read moreFound at Broomhill Firebrick Works, Bonnybridge. Note the ‘G’ appears to be a different style to the rest of the letters. This brick was likely made by the Greenhill Fireclay Works, Bonnybridge. Believed to be sited at Clayknowes and later taken over and renamed the Greenhill Fireclay Company. . . .
Read moreFound at Broomhill Firebrick Works, Bonnybridge It starts with a reversed GR then EE space where the N should be, then HI and a reverse L and the final L is missing! This brick was likely made by the Greenhill Fireclay Works, Bonnybridge. Believed to be sited at Clayknowes and later taken over and renamed the...
Read moreGlenyards Fireclay Company Ltd, Greenhill, Bonnybridge – Glenyards Brickworks (name prior to being known as Glenyards Fireclay Company Ltd ?)– AKA Greenhill Brickworks, Bonnybridge, Scott and Walker, The Glen Yards Company Limited, J Anderson & Company Ltd. Est prior to 1867 and ceased 1964. The works had a 12 chamber Hoffman Kiln. A tramway approx 250m to the south...
Read moreTop brick – Found at Stoneywoods, Denny by Harry Wilson. Bottom brick – Found at Milngavie, Glasgow area by Andrew Gemmell. Baby fire bricks These bricks were likely made by the Greenhill Fireclay Company, Bonnybridge rather than the earlier Greenhill Fireclay Works at the same site. . . .
Read moreFound at Clayknowes, Bonnybridge. These bricks were likely made by the Greenhill Fireclay Company, Bonnybridge rather than the earlier Greenhill Fireclay Works at the same site. . . . . Below – The stamp found at same location. I have kept this as this firebrick is only about 1 1/4 thick. Below – The stamp found...
Read moreFound Firth of Clyde Glasgow Greenhill Omoa, Greenhill Colliery, Shotts, Lanarkshire. . . . .
Read moreMany thanks to Terrence Honore and the Palmiste Historical Society for the following information. These Scottish bricks were found on the Cedar Grove, Canaan Palmiste Estates, Trinidad. They were formerly owned by Scotsmen like the Lamonts. A chimney of bricks from that era 1810, still stands, along with bridges and a few other structures. The...
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