• Thistle brick found in Canada

    Found by Renee-Gabrielle Boucher in Edmundston, New Brunswick, Canada. Stein, Castlecary Fireclay Works, Castlecary, Stirlingshire. Stein, Manuel Firebrick and Refractory Works, Whitecross, Stirlingshire. Stein & Co, Anchor Brickworks, Denny, Stirlingshire. Milnquarter Fireclay & Gannister Works, Bonnybridge, Stirlingshire. .  

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  • Scottish bricks found in Australia

    The following Scottish bricks were part of a collection owned by Ian Sneddon, New South Wales, Australia. They were all found at various unknown locations in Australia. . . . . Below – Caledonia – Caledonia Fireclay works, Paisley, Renfrewshire. Below – Gartcraig – Gartcraig Fire Clay Works, By Millerston, Glasgow. Below – Inverkeithing F &…

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  • Glenboig A brick found in the Philippines

    Thank you to Razec Egroj for sending the photo. Glenboig Union Fireclay Company, Glenboig, Lanarkshire. Alternative brickworks include: Glenboig Star Fireclay Works, Glenboig, Lanarkshire. Glenboig Fireclay Works, (Old Works) Glenboig, Lanarkshire .

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  • 6963 Nettle SC 125/A

    Found by Ian Suddaby at the old Manuel Brickworks, Whitecross. This example is not in my possession. Stein, Castlecary Fireclay Works, Castlecary, Stirlingshire. Stein, Manuel Firebrick and Refractory Works, Whitecross, Stirlingshire. Stein & Co, Anchor Brickworks, Denny, Stirlingshire. Milnquarter Fireclay & Gannister Works, Bonnybridge, Stirlingshire. . .

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  • Forth Sankey BM Scotch

    Found by Bill Duff in the Grangemouth area. This example is not in my possession. This fire brick is stamped on both sides. Forth – Roughcastle Firebrick Works, Bonnybridge, Stirlingshire. This is a link for a connection between Castlecary and Sankey but with this brick it appears there was also a similar connection between Forth…

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  • Cumbernauld brick found in Australia

    This brick is in the possession of Kent Murray and a label attached to it states ‘The Adolphus William Copper Mine 1870 – 1879? It is a fireclay circle brick and shows some lovely ‘kiss marks’. Cumbernauld Fireclay Works, Cumbernauld, Lanarkshire. . . .    

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  • Thistle and Nettle bricks found in Ukraine

    Found by Alexey Oleksii on the site of an old sugar refinery in Ukraine. Sumy Refinery. Former Krasnozvezdensky Refinery, former Pavlovsky Refinery. It was built by the famous sugar manufacturer Ivan Kharitonenko in 1869 and named Pavlovsky in honor of his son Pavel. In Soviet times, it was renamed Krasnozvezdinsky (KRZ) and until the collapse…

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  • Cassillis Brick and Tileworks, Maybole, South Ayrshire

    Source – Sourcing Scottish Redwares by George Haggarty, Derek Hall and Simon Chenery – In those areas of Britain where there were suitable clays and, generally, little useful stone available, bricks started to become popular in the mid-1400s. However, this was not the case in Scotland where there was an abundance of good building stone….

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  • Bellstone Tileworks, Bellstone, South Ayrshire

    According to Canmore there was a tileworks at Bellstone (Bellston, Belston), South Ayrshire although I cannot see it detailed on a map but perhaps it was situated near Belton Quarry. Probably started circa 1845? Below – 1895 – Belston Quarry.

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  • A Stein 40 Made in Gt Britain

    Found by Bill Duff at I am not in possession of this example. Stein, Castlecary Fireclay Works, Castlecary, Stirlingshire. Stein, Manuel Firebrick and Refractory Works, Whitecross, Stirlingshire. Stein & Co, Anchor Brickworks, Denny, Stirlingshire. Milnquarter Fireclay & Gannister Works, Bonnybridge, Stirlingshire

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  • Nettle D A 40

    Found by Ian Suddaby at the old Manuel Brickworks, Whitecross. Left in situ. Stein, Castlecary Fireclay Works, Castlecary, Stirlingshire. Stein, Manuel Firebrick and Refractory Works, Whitecross, Stirlingshire. Stein & Co, Anchor Brickworks, Denny, Stirlingshire. Milnquarter Fireclay & Gannister Works, Bonnybridge, Stirlingshire.

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  • S 09887 Nettle A1 F 43

    Found by Ian Suddaby at the old Manuel Brickworks, Whitecross. Left in situ. Stein, Castlecary Fireclay Works, Castlecary, Stirlingshire. Stein, Manuel Firebrick and Refractory Works, Whitecross, Stirlingshire. Stein & Co, Anchor Brickworks, Denny, Stirlingshire. Milnquarter Fireclay & Gannister Works, Bonnybridge, Stirlingshire  

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  • Thistle brick found in Canada

    Julkia Rizzi states this Thistle brick was photographed as part of a coal-burning fireplace in a house in Sydney, Nova Scotia, Canada. Stein, Castlecary Fireclay Works, Castlecary, Stirlingshire. Stein, Manuel Firebrick and Refractory Works, Whitecross, Stirlingshire. Stein & Co, Anchor Brickworks, Denny, Stirlingshire. Milnquarter Fireclay & Gannister Works, Bonnybridge, Stirlingshire . .

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  • Bourtriehill

    Photographed in Dublin by Susan Roundtree. This example is not in my possession. Bourtreehill Fireclay Works, Dreghorn, Ayrshire. Note the misspelling. Susan states –  there is a whole row of those yellow chamfered ones used as a plinth trim in terraced houses otherwise built with red brick. You can see the stamp at the door…

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  • Allan & Mann Govan Patent Glasgow brick found in the USA

    Brian Tarbuck states this brick was found in Augusta, Maine, USA  while replacing a water pipe. Allan & Mann, Port Eglinton, Glasgow Alternative brickworks include: Rutherglen Pottery, Glasgow. Mallsmire Works, Myrtle Park, Crosshill, Glasgow. ,  

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  • J G Stein & Co Denny brick found on the Falkland Islands.

    Found by John Barnard at Fitzroy, Falkland Islands. Stein, Castlecary Fireclay Works, Castlecary, Stirlingshire. Stein, Manuel Firebrick and Refractory Works, Whitecross, Stirlingshire. Stein & Co, Anchor Brickworks, Denny, Stirlingshire. Milnquarter Fireclay & Gannister Works, Bonnybridge, Stirlingshire .

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  • Gartverrie brick found in Russia

    Many thanks to Vladimir Smirnov for highlighting this brick to me which was found in the vicinity of the St. Petersburg Region, Gatchina Region, Russia by a brick collector, Alexander Korolev. It was discovered the stove of a private house. Stein, Castlecary Fireclay Works, Castlecary, Stirlingshire. Stein, Manuel Firebrick and Refractory Works, Whitecross, Stirlingshire. Stein &…

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  • H shaped fire brick

    This firebrick is in the possession of the Falkirk Council collection as part of the Falkirk Archives. Its manufacture is attributed to GR-Stein Refractories Ltd, Manuel Brickworks, Whitecross. John Bramall comments – This H shape of brick was developed for use in the heat regenerators of glass melting furnaces. There was also an I-shaped brick…

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  • Stein M

    Found by Eddie McLean in the Glasgow area. Stein, Castlecary Fireclay Works, Castlecary, Stirlingshire. Stein, Manuel Firebrick and Refractory Works, Whitecross, Stirlingshire. Stein & Co, Anchor Brickworks, Denny, Stirlingshire. Milnquarter Fireclay & Gannister Works, Bonnybridge, Stirlingshire .

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  • Nettle 12

    Found by Eddie McLean in the Glasgow area. Stein, Castlecary Fireclay Works, Castlecary, Stirlingshire. Stein, Manuel Firebrick and Refractory Works, Whitecross, Stirlingshire. Stein & Co, Anchor Brickworks, Denny, Stirlingshire. Milnquarter Fireclay & Gannister Works, Bonnybridge, Stirlingshire .  

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  • C Heathfield

    Found by Eddie McLean in the Glasgow area. Note the thumbprint to the bottom left. Heathfield Fireclay Works, Garnkirk. . . .

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  • Dykehead 47

    Found by Eddie McLean in the Glasgow area. Dykehead Firebrick Works, Bonnybridge, Stirlingshire. . . . .

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  • Bigelow 7049 Douglas

    Found by Glyn Harrison at an unknown location in New Zealand. This example is not in my possession. Douglas Fireclay Works, Dalry, Ayrshire. The reference to Bigelow on this special undoubtedly refers to the Bigelow Arch Company of Detroit, USA. Bigelow-Liptak Corporation was originally incorporated in 1927 with the merger of the Bigelow Arch Company of…

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  • Bigelow 7049 Douglas

    Found by Glyn Harrison at an unknown location in New Zealand. This example is not in my possession. Douglas Fireclay Works, Dalry, Ayrshire. The reference to Bigelow on this special undoubtedly refers to the Bigelow Arch Company of Detroit, USA. Bigelow-Liptak Corporation was originally incorporated in 1927 with the merger of the Bigelow Arch Company of…

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  • Detrick SP 13 Douglas 6

    Found by Eddie McLean in the Glasgow area. Douglas Fireclay Works, Dalry, Ayrshire. This example was probably manufactured by Douglas Fireclay Works under a licence from Detrick. The M.H. Detrick Company is a heat refractory manufacturing company, based out of Mokena, Illinois. The company primarily sells suspended refractory constructions and industrial heat enclosures to various businesses. Founded…

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  • Thistle 12

    Found by Eddie McLean in the Glasgow area. Stein, Castlecary Fireclay Works, Castlecary, Stirlingshire. Stein, Manuel Firebrick and Refractory Works, Whitecross, Stirlingshire. Stein & Co, Anchor Brickworks, Denny, Stirlingshire. Milnquarter Fireclay & Gannister Works, Bonnybridge, Stirlingshire . . .

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  • 9092 Thistle 2

    Found by Eddie McLean in the Glasgow area. Stein, Castlecary Fireclay Works, Castlecary, Stirlingshire. Stein, Manuel Firebrick and Refractory Works, Whitecross, Stirlingshire. Stein & Co, Anchor Brickworks, Denny, Stirlingshire. Milnquarter Fireclay & Gannister Works, Bonnybridge, Stirlingshire .

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