Found Firth of Clyde, Glasgow Glenboig Union Fireclay Company, Glenboig, Lanarkshire. Alternative brickworks include: Glenboig Star Fireclay Works, Glenboig, Lanarkshire. Glenboig Fireclay Works, (Old Works) Glenboig, Lanarkshire .
Read moreFound Firth of Clyde, Glasgow John Porter & Sons, Jeanfield or Janefield Brickworks, London Road, Glasgow. . . . .
Read moreCanmore – Tarrasfoot Tile Works, Dumfries & Galloway – The Duke of Buccleuch started Tarrasfoot Tile Works in the early 19th century. The works produced drain tiles that were mainly used on the Buccleuch estate. The works closed in 1969 and by 1975 the buildings were used for storage. There were four fireboxes in the…
Read moreAll found Tarrasfoot Tileworks, Nr Langholm Dumfries and Galloway. . . . D shaped drainage tile – Broken Unknown length but is approx 7″ high and 4 1/2″ across the flat bottom. Note flat bottom on left of the pic below denoting ‘D’ . Below – D shaped drainage tile – 12 ” long, 2 1/2″…
Read moreFound Bo’ness. Unidentified ‘drainage brick’ or simply a ‘hollow’ brick for building internal walls. . . . Below – 9″ x 3″ x 3″ with 2 x 1 1/4″ square holes .
Read moreFound Bo’ness. Square or box drainage tile. Unidentified maker. Find location would suggest Scottish origins but … . Below – External – 14″ x 3″ x 3″. Internal 1 1/2″ x 1 1/2″. .
Read moreGarnqueen Fireclay Works, Glenboig, Lanarkshire. Found Tarrasfoot Tileworks, Dumfries and Galloway Garnqueen Fireclay Works, Glenboig, Lanarkshire Alternative brickworks include: Gartliston Fireclay Works, Glenboig, Lanarkshire. Building bricks at Garscadden Works, Drumchapel. Below – This example was the firebrick special shape that sat inside the firebox doors and protected the metal of the door itself from the…
Read moreThis is a cracking read. Field Drainage Tiles and Pipes – Source The Museum of English Rural Life has a substantial collection of field drainage tiles and pipes, donated by the Ministry of Agriculture Fisheries and Food Land Drainage and Water Supplies Division. The following text comes from the original catalogue of the collection. Since 1940…
Read moreStein, 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. . . In October 2014, I was searching for bricks at the Stein Manuel Works, Whitecross. During this search, a large pile of burned and sodden paperwork…
Read moreFound Seafield, Edinburgh Bourtreehill Fireclay Works, Dreghorn, Ayrshire . . . . . Below are 3 similar brickmarks but I have included them here for the reasons given below ( I have not created individual pages for these bricks as the marks are basically the same) Below – unglazed very narrow brick being only 1…
Read moreFound Dundee Unidentified maker – Find location would suggest Scottish origins but .. Possibly Renny Tailyour, Montrose and I will record this as such meantime – see below . The colour and brick composition is very similar to other Scottish bricks found nearby – Pitfour, Brighton Cupar and Small & Co etc 09/11/2014 –…
Read moreFound by Jeannie Cooper in the Dundee area. Robert Small & Co – Pitfour Brick works, Glencarse, Perth & Yeaman St, Dundee . . . . Below – A similar stamp on a brick found by George Hunter in Fife. The spacing between the lines of text is different as is the ‘Co’. This brick…
Read moreFound Dundee Small & Co, Dundee to front Robert Small & Co – Pitfour Brick works, Glencarse, Perth & Yeaman St, Dundee . . . Pitfour to rear – note frog shape to rear – it is exactly the same as this Pitfour 3 and thus the Pitfour 3 may also be a Robert Small…
Read moreFound in Dundee Pitfour Brick & Tile Works, Glencarse, Perthshire . . . . .
Read moreFound in Dundee. Pitfour Brick & Tile Works, Glencarse, Perthshire. There is a slight curve on this brick. It may be a firing warp but may also be manufactured as such for a chimney. This is a slightly bigger brick than the Pitfour 3. Frog shape is different too. . . Below – Same stamp…
Read morePitfour Brick & Tile Works, Glencarse, Perthshire Found in Dundee There is a slight curve on this brick. It may be a firing warp but may also be manufactured as such for a chimney Pitfour to front – note the frog shape – it is the same as the Small & Co, Dundee Pitfour and…
Read moreFound Montrose 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 Dundee Glenboig Union Fireclay Company, Glenboig, Lanarkshire. Alternative brickworks include: Glenboig Star Fireclay Works, Glenboig, Lanarkshire. Glenboig Fireclay Works, (Old Works) Glenboig, Lanarkshire .
Read moreFound in 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 Dundee Hill of Beath Fireclay Works, Hill of Beath, Fife. . . . .
Read moreFound Dundee. James Adamson and Co, 28 High Street, Perth. Errol Brickworks, Inchcoonan. Office – Victoria Buildings, East Dock, Dundee. . . . Below – J. Adamson & Co to the front. Below – Errol to the rear.
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