Heatheryknowe brick found in USA
— 30/03/2023Found by Jay Marsh near Jamestown, California, USA. Heatheryknowe Colliery & Fire Clay Works, Bargeddie, Glasgow. . . . .
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Heatheryknowe brick found in Indonesia
— 23/09/2022The brick was found during excavations of an underground water system at Glodok, Indonesia. Heatheryknowe Fire Clay Works, Glasgow. . . . .
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Heatheryknowe
— 21/09/2021Found by Ian McLennan on the Isle of Skye. This example is not in my possession. Heatheryknowe Fire Clay Works, Glasgow . . .
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Heatheryknowe
— 07/07/2021Found by J Stephen Burns in the Kilsyth, Glasgow area. I am not in possession of this example. Heatheryknowe is stamped in raised lettering. (Note – SBH – I have a similarly stamped brick but it is also stamped to the other side with ‘J McN.S & Co Heatheryknowe Glasgow’). James McNaughton Son & Co,…
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Heatheryknowe Patent Glasgow brick found in Nevada, USA
— 27/03/2021These bricks are housed within the Nevada State Museum and Carson City Mint, Carson City, Nevada, USA. Photographs were forwarded by Daniel Camacho. Heatheryknowe Colliery & Fire Clay Works, Bargeddie, Glasgow . . . . Below – The museum describes the brick as – Refractory brick (clay). High silica firebrick was imported from Glasgow, Scotland….
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Heatheryknowe brick found in California, USA
— 17/07/2019This brick was found in Truckee, California by Gary Underhill. Gary states ” I recovered this burnt example from the former site of the Boca Brewery, located on the banks of the Truckee River, outside Truckee, California. The brewery, one of the largest in the nation at the time was in operation from 1875 until…
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Heatheryknowe
— 07/01/2018Found at Auchenheath, Lanarkshire. Heatheryknowe Fire Clay Works, Glasgow. . . . .
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Heatheryknowe Fire Clay Works, Glasgow
— 14/09/2017Found by Michael Fallone in the Glasgow area. Heatheryknowe Fire Clay Works, Glasgow Shaped brick. . . . Below – The same stamp on a chimney pot seen at Glasgow Architectural Salvage .
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Heatheryknowe
— 18/04/2017This is in the possession of Gordon Wyle, Stirlingshire. Heatheryknowe Fire Clay Works, Glasgow . . . . .
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J.McN.S & Co, Heatheryknowe, Glasgow – Heatheryknowe
— 06/02/2017Found in Govan, Glasgow. Note the chamfered corner to the right-hand bottom corner of the frog. James McNaughton Son & Co, Heatheryknowe, Glasgow. J.McN.S & Co, Heatheryknowe, Glasgow stamped to front. Heatheryknowe stamped to rear in raised lettering. . .
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Heatheryknowe Patent Glasgow brick found in San Jose, California
— 28/11/2016Photographed by Ian McFadyen at English Camp in Almaden Quicksilver Park in San Jose, California. Ian states ” It likely was ballast on a ship coming around Cape Horn to collect mercury (quicksilver) from the mine at New Almaden. The mercury mine at New Almaden (just south of San Jose, California) was the most productive…
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Heatheryknowe Colliery & Fire Clay Works, Bargeddie, Glasgow.
— 25/11/2016Heatheryknowe Colliery & Fire Clay Works, Bargeddie, Glasgow. Information – Coal mines opened in the Baillieston area as early as 1832. The Heathery Knowe Coal Company started in the coal business in 1861/2. Between 1867 and 1882 it was owned by James McNaughton Son & Co. Started making hand-pressed firebrick in the mid to late…
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Heatheryknowe
— 17/11/2016Found in the Glasgow area by Eddie Mclean. Note the thumbprint to the middle top right. Note the reversed ‘N’. Heatheryknowe Colliery & Fire Clay Works, Bargeddie, Glasgow. . . Below – A similar stamp photographed on the Isle of Lismore in Scotland by Laura Wilson Note the reversed ‘N’.
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Heatheryknowe Patent Glasgow brick found in Montreal, Canada
— 30/04/2016Many thanks to Gerry L’Orange for sending in this photo and the information. Heatheryknowe Colliery & Fire Clay Works, Bargeddie, Glasgow The original fireplace in the house at 1958 Tupper Street, (depicted below), in what’s known as Shaughnessy Village, in downtown Montreal, Canada was built with Heatheryknowe yellow bricks. There’s a plaque on the house…
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Heatheryknowe Patent Glasgow
— 26/06/2014Found by Michael Fallone in the Glasgow area. Heatheryknowe Colliery & Fire Clay Works, Bargeddie, Glasgow . . . . Below – The same stamps on 2 shaped bricks found by Michael Fallone during demolition of the Dawsholm Gasworks, Skaethorn Road, Dawsholm, Glasgow. . Below – The same stamp on a bullnose brick found by Eddie…
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J McN.S & Co Heatheryknowe Glasgow
— 20/05/2014Found Glasgow. Note the chamfered corner to the right-hand bottom corner of the frog. James McNaughton Son & Co, Heatheryknowe, Glasgow. . . . Below – The same stamp on a brick found on the Firth of Forth, Inverkeithing. Both sides and ends are salt glazed. Below – The same stamp on a brick with a…
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Scottish bricks found in USA
— 30/09/2023Thanks to Mark Norstad for the following information. . Mark states – The ‘Heathery Knowe’ was found underneath an old house in Marin County, CA (near San Francisco). The age of the house is unknown. Below – Heathery Knowe Patent Glasgow – Heatheryknowe Fire Clay Works, Glasgow. (Note – SBH – Heathery Knowe appears to be…
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Scottish bricks found in California, USA
— 07/11/2022The following bricks have been found in the California area by Alan Miller. . . . . Below – Bathville – Bathville Brick and Fire Clay Works, Armadale, West Lothian. Below – Patent, R. Brown & Son, Paisley – Robert Brown & Son, Ferguslie Fireclay Works and Caledonian Brick and Tile Works, Paisley. Below –…
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Heathery knowe Patent Glasgow brick found in the Dominican Republic
— 23/03/2021These photographs were forwarded by Marleni Almonte. The bricks were found at an old house in Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic. The house is believed to have been constructed sometime in the 1700s and was first occupied by a Spanish owner. (The Scottish brick is a later addition to this timeline). The bricks are being housed…
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Scottish bricks found in Ontaria, Canada
— 17/08/2020The following Scottish bricks were found by Liana Bagyan Parr in Newburgh, Ontario, Canada. . . . Below – These ‘Gartcraig’ and ‘Starworks Glenboig’ bricks were found in the Napanee River. Gartcraig Fire Clay Works, By Millerston, Glasgow. Glenboig Union Fireclay Company, Glenboig, Lanarkshire. Alternative brickworks include: Glenboig Star Fireclay Works, Glenboig, Lanarkshire. Glenboig Fireclay Works,…
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Scottish bricks found in California, USA
— 06/12/2019The following Scottish bricks are in the possession of Jean Bear, USA and were found in California, USA. . . . . Below – Morningside O – Morningside Fireclay Works, Newmains, North Lanarkshire. (This may have actually been found in Reno, Nevada?) Below – Gartcraig Fire Clay Works, By Millerston, Glasgow. Below – Heatheryknowe Patent Glasgow….
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Heathery Knowe Patent Glasgow found in a creek in Poughkeepsie, New York, USA.
— 23/09/2019Found in a creek in Poughkeepsie, NY by Stephanie LaRose. This is an interesting example. Firstly the lettering is ‘raised’ and the word Heatheryknowe is split into two, Heathery Knowe like the Coal Company name. Whereas both my example have the name as one and the lettering is ‘impressed’ – see link . . Below…
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Scottish bricks found on Bainbridge Island, Washington, USA
— 01/03/2019‘Gartcraig’ and ‘Heatheryknowe, Patent, Glasgow’ bricks found by Romney Brain Port at Blakely on Bainbridge Island, Washington, USA. Romney states ” In the late 1800s and early 1900s, the Port Blakely Mill operated as one of the largest lumber mills in the world (for many of those years, it was). (https://portblakely.com/port-blakely/our-story). Walking the shores of Port Blakely…
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Dawsholm Gasworks, Skaethorn Road, Dawsholm, Glasgow
— 16/09/2017Recovered on-site during demolition by Michael Fallone, Glasgow. Canmore Dawsholm and Temple. In 1871 the Dawsholm Works were commenced on ground acquired in … Maryhill. The first portion had a manufacturing capacity of 3 million cubic feet per day. In 1883 this was increased to 8 million. In 1891 the adjoining works belonging to the…
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Heather(yknowe) (Gla)sgow
— 05/02/2017Found in Govan, Glasgow A large chamferred block. Heatheryknowe Colliery & Fire Clay Works, Bargeddie, Glasgow . . .
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Blochairn Sand and Fire Clay Co, Blochairn, Glasgow
— 05/12/2016Blochairn Sand and Fire Clay Co, Blochairn, Glasgow. “Blochairn Sand and Fire-Clay Co started in 1877 on the North Side of Hannay Street next to Blochairn Ironworks. Brickworks consisted of 2 rectangular kilns and 5 round kilns. Closed 1889. – Source Kenneth Sanderson. ( These dates are possibly wrong given some of the information to…
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1882 – Scottish brickmakers adverts
— 21/11/20151882 – Scottish brickmakers adverts. Forth and Clyde Iron Co, Falkirk makers of the Star Heating Stove – using Glenboig Starworks bricks. Alexander Baird & Co, Greenfield Brickworks, Hamilton. Andrew Gold & Co, Hallcraig, Carluke. Bonnybridge Silica and Fire Clay Co, Whyte and Griffiths. Seafield Brick and Tile Works, Dunbar M. Brodie Sherriff. David Brownlee,…
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Examples of early Scottish brick exports to Australia
— 04/11/201519/01/1843 – The Sydney Morning Herald, NSW – Gilchrist and Alexander, 1 George Street, Sydney have for sale 20, 000 Garnkirk firebricks, very superior quality, lying at Campbells Wharf. 23/11/1850 – The South Australian Register, Adelaide – Aboard The Sacramento – 447 tones. Master Captain Dove. Left Leith (Edinburgh) 19/07/1850 – 7,600 firebricks, 33 casks…
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Brickmarks E – H
The following is a list of known Scottish brickmarks (including special shapes) in that a physical example exists and has been photographed. Clicking the link will bring up information about the brickmark with photograph(s); when and where the brick was found, where it was manufactured, if known, and any additional information about the brickmark, the…
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Overseas stockists for Scottish bricks – export and import
— 24/06/2015Overseas stockists for Scottish bricks – export and import. . . . . Below – 16/10/1844 – New York Daily Tribune – Scotch firebricks for sale – Sherman Atwater & Co, 30 Broad Street, New York. Below – 09/12/1855 – The Age Newspaper – Melbourne, Australia – Scotch – Scottish hearths – Huxley and Parkers…
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