Found Newmains, Morningside, North Lanarkshire Very hefty special approx 18″ x 12″ x 10. Glenboig Union Fireclay Company, Glenboig, Lanarkshire. Alternative brickworks include: Glenboig Star Fireclay Works, Glenboig, Lanarkshire. Glenboig Fireclay Works, (Old Works) Glenboig, Lanarkshire
Read moreFound Armitage Shanks, Barrhead, Glasgow. (Another partial EMPI was found at Coltness Iron Works). On both the above occasions this brick was found amongst old James Dougall fire bricks. Find location suggests Scottish origins but….(SBH – I am beginning to lean towards this being a product of James Dougall & Sons, Bonnybridge) . . Below…
Read moreFound at Stein Manuel Works, Whitecross. 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. .
Read moreFound at Newmains, Morningside, North Lanarkshire Mayfield Brickworks, Carluke, Lanarkshire. Alternative brickworks include: Newmains Fireclay Works, Morningside, Lanarkshire, Stepends Brickworks, Airdrie, Lanarkshire. .
Read moreFound at Newmains, Morningside, North Lanarkshire Mayfield Brickworks, Carluke, Lanarkshire. Alternative brickworks include: Newmains Fireclay Works, Morningside, Lanarkshire, Stepends Brickworks, Airdrie, Lanarkshire. . Below – A similar stamp found by Michael Fallone in the Glasgow area.
Read moreFound at Newmains, Morningside, North Lanarkshire. A product of the Penwyllt Dinas Silica Brick co. from the upper Swansea valley. . . . . Below – The same stamp but on a much clearer example – Penmorfa A ‘sister’ brick – Gwersyllt – also found at Newmains, Morningside, North Lanarkshire
Read moreFound at Newmains, Morningside, North Lanarkshire Unidentified maker however find location would suggest Scottish origins but… Found next to ‘IIII‘ brick. Michael Fallone states that this brick came from a flat arch window design. The keystone (middle) would be marked one and each brick to the left and right would be marked to assist with…
Read moreDuring 2014, I found a Carbofrax brick on shores of the Firth Of Forth, Nr Edinburgh. I suspected this to be of American origins and Jim Graves, IBCA confirmed this in his ‘Don’t ask me’ page. Carbofrax® is a registered trademark used for furnace-linings, fire bricks and blocks, and bulk material for use In making…
Read moreFound at Newmains, Morningside, North Lanarkshire. Unidentified maker however the find location would suggest Scottish origins but … Found next to ‘V‘ brick. Michael Fallone states that this brick came from a flat arch window design. The keystone (middle) would be marked one and each brick to the left and right would be marked to…
Read moreFound Newmains, Morningside, North Lanarkshire Garnqueen Fireclay Works, Glenboig, Lanarkshire Alternative brickworks include: Gartliston Fireclay Works, Glenboig, Lanarkshire. Building bricks at Garscadden Works, Drumchapel. Dourie is a trade mark of P and M Hurll, Gartliston Brickworks, Glenboig.
Read moreFound Glenboig. A broken section of glazed waste pipe. Glenboig Union Fireclay Company, Glenboig, Lanarkshire. Alternative brickworks include: Glenboig Star Fireclay Works, Glenboig, Lanarkshire. Glenboig Fireclay Works, (Old Works) Glenboig, Lanarkshire. . Below – The same stamp on a trough found at Glenboig. Salt-glazed trough measuring 30″ long, 16″ wide, 8 1/2 ” deep with…
Read moreFound Craigend Refractories Ltd, Falkirk. I believe this is could be a product of Craigend Refractories, Muiravonside, Falkirk. I believe J H Sankey & Son, Essex Wharf, Canning Town, London was in the practice of having Scottish manufacturers make bricks with Scottish clay and stamp them ‘Sankey’. (See Weir Castlecary and Sankey) or indeed did…
Read moreFound Newmains, Morningside, North Lanarkshire. Electric cable cover. Electric Cables Southhook Kilmarnock E? Southhook Fireclay Works, Kilmarnock, Ayrshire. Alternative brickworks include: Southhook Potteries, Bonnyton, Kilmarnock, Ayrshire. Southhook Fireclay Works, Dreghorn, Ayrshire.
Read moreFound at Newmains, Morningside, North Lanarkshire. Castlecary Fireclay & Lime Works, Castlecary, Stirlingshire. . . . .
Read moreFound at Newmains, Morningside, North Lanarkshire Loudon & Miller Carluke Coalmasters and Brickmakers, East Law Colliery and Mauldslie Fire Clay Works, Carluke. . . . .
Read moreFound at Glenboig Glenboig Union Fireclay Company, Glenboig, Lanarkshire. Alternative brickworks include: Glenboig Star Fireclay Works, Glenboig, Lanarkshire. Glenboig Fireclay Works, (Old Works) Glenboig, Lanarkshire .
Read moreFound at Newmains, Morningside, North Lanarkshire Glenboig Union Fireclay Company, Glenboig, Lanarkshire. Alternative brickworks include: Glenboig Star Fireclay Works, Glenboig, Lanarkshire. Glenboig Fireclay Works, (Old Works) Glenboig, Lanarkshire . Below – A similar stamp on a standard-sized firebrick. Found in Edinburgh. Below – A similar stamp on a standard-sized firebrick. Found in the Glasgow area.
Read moreFound at Newmains, Morningside, North Lanarkshire Glenboig Union Fireclay Company, Glenboig, Lanarkshire. Alternative brickworks include: Glenboig Star Fireclay Works, Glenboig, Lanarkshire. Glenboig Fireclay Works, (Old Works) Glenboig, Lanarkshire .
Read moreFound at Craigend Brickworks, Falkirk. Unidentified maker but find location suggests Scottish origins. Many similar bricks were found in a pile of Giscol bricks at Craigend which had been used to fave a wall. They may be Giscol or indeed Craigend product or even an Avonbridge product as a pile of ABL were found close…
Read moreFound at Newmains, Morningside, North Lanarkshire This is a square ’tile’ as opposed to a brick Glenboig Union Fireclay Company, Glenboig, Lanarkshire. Alternative brickworks include: Glenboig Star Fireclay Works, Glenboig, Lanarkshire. Glenboig Fireclay Works, (Old Works) Glenboig, Lanarkshire .
Read moreFound Newmains, Morningside, North Lanarkshire. This is a silica brick. Possibly made by or for William C. Wood & Sons, Fireclay Manufacturers and Plumbago Crucible Makers, Lambhill Street, Paisley Road, Glasgow. . . . Below – a similar stamp to the stretcher of a brick found near Ravenscraig, Motherwell by Ian Suddaby. This example is…
Read moreFound by Philip Dikland in the ruins of the main house of the Alliance Sugar Plantation, Suriname, South America. This example is not in my possession William Wilson & Son, brickmaker and builder, Muirhouses Brickworks, Eglinton Street and Pollokshaw Road, Glasgow and Campbellfield Brick Tile and Pottery Works, Glasgow. (Note – SBH – I am…
Read moreFound Newmains, Morningside, North Lanarkshire. 1951 – Gwersyllt Silica Brick Co Ltd. Head Office and Works: Gwersyllt, Nr Wrexham. T.A., “Wrexham 2453”. T.N., Wrexham 2453. Works: Pant Works, Penycae, Nr Wrexham. T.A., “Rhos 24”. T.N., Rhos 24. Established 1916. Silica bricks. Trade Name: Gwersyll. Managing Director: C. P. Williams. Secretary: A. Williams. Info These bricks were…
Read moreFound Newmains, Morningside, North Lanarkshire. Unidentified brick, however, the find location suggests Scottish origins but … The brickmarks is on the side of the brick. Now although this is unidentified, I have 2 makers in mind. 1. In the Garnkirk Fire & Clay booklet by Quail he states… In the 1894 products catalogue, Garnkirk were…
Read moreFound Newmains, Morningside, North Lanarkshire. Any ideas. Unidentified brick, however, the find location suggests Scottish origins but … This brick was found in an area with identical shaped, coloured and style bricks and all with the brickmark on the sidewall … Regenn and Gwersyllt and Penwyllt The brickmarks of all 4 bricks appeared on the side of the…
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