• Klinit

    Found Gartliston Works, Glenboig. Garnqueen Fireclay Works, Glenboig, Lanarkshire Alternative brickworks include: Gartliston Fireclay Works, Glenboig, Lanarkshire. Klinit is a trade name for P & M Hurll .

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  • Code words of John G Stein – 1936

    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. For the convenience of customers ordering by ‘wire’ – a codeword is given for each standard size. This code word, together with the brand and quantity required,…

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  • 1878 – Brickmaking machine adverts

    1878  –  Slaters Directory – Adverts. Julius Whitehead’s sanitary pipe making machine, Halifax. James Matthews, brick making machine, Lancashire. Charles Hean, Dundee, brick making machinery. Brown & Kirk, Kirkcaldy, brick tile  & pipe machinery. Thomas Fawcett, brick machine maker, Leeds. . . . .      

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  • Dougall

    Found at Bonnyside, Bonnybridge. James Dougall & Sons Ltd, Bonnybridge, Stirlingshire. Alternative brickworks include: Bonnyside Brickworks, Bonnybridge, Stirlingshire. . . Below – A very similar stamp on a wedge-shaped brick. This was found by Gordon Wyle in Bonnybridge.

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  • A2

    Found Bonnyside, Bonnybridge. Unidentified refractory special A2. Find location would suggest Scottish origins and a potential James Dougall product. James Dougall & Sons Ltd, Bonnybridge, Stirlingshire. Alternative brickworks include: Bonnyside Brickworks, Bonnybridge, Stirlingshire. . Below – The same stamp but placed in a different position. Found at Bonnyside by Gordon Wyle.

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  • A1

    Found Bonnyside, Bonnybridge Unidentified refractory special A1 Find location would suggest Scottish origins and a potential James Dougall product. James Dougall & Sons Ltd, Bonnybridge, Stirlingshire. Alternative brickworks include: Bonnyside Brickworks, Bonnybridge, Stirlingshire.   .  

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  • FB

    Found Bonnyside Brickworks, Bonnybridge. Refractory special FB. 12″ x 4½” x 3″ Unidentified maker. Find location would suggest Scottish origins, but … most likely a James Dougall product considering the find site. .  

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  • W12

    Found Bonnyside, Bonnybridge W12 is a brickmark associated with Glenboig bricks. In the absence of anything to contradict this then I will record this brick as Scottish. . . .

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  • Refractory special 3587

    Found at the James Dougall site, Bonnyside, Bonnybridge Refractory special 15″ long. Outside diam 4″. Internal diam 2″ Unidentified maker Find location would suggest Scottish origins but… . .  

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  • Refractory special

    Found Bonnyside, Bonnybridge. Refractory special – No brickmark. Unidentified manufacturer. Find location would suggest Scottish origins but…As it was found on the James Dougall site it is quite likely one of their products. . .  

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  • Millstone

    Found Jawcraig, Falkirk Millstone Grit and Fireclay Ltd, Wester Jawcraig, Falkirk. . . . .   Below – The same stamp on a red brick found at the Jawcraig site by George Kennedy.  

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  • Bankpark

    Found Manuel Works, Whitecross (fly tipping) John Grieve, Bankpark Fireclay Works, Tranent, East Lothian. . . . .  

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  • DRLC 21/03/89 AW

    Found Bonnyside, Bonnybridge. 11″ square base. 7″ high at either shoulder and 9″ high in the centre. I  believe DRLC possibly stands for Dyson Refractories Limited Company (although Company Limited is the normal arrangement) – Dyson owned the site where the was found (East works) and as such I believe this was made in Bonnybridge. Dyson…

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  • Roaster . Nettle 2

    Found Manuel Works, Whitecross – this special is obviously broken and the mark looks as if it would have contained numbers too  – looks like a 2 on the right and it could even be a 12. Stein, Castlecary Fireclay Works, Castlecary, Stirlingshire. Stein, Manuel Firebrick and Refractory Works, Whitecross, Stirlingshire. Stein & Co, Anchor…

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  • Dougall 2

    Found Bonnyside, Bonnybridge James Dougall & Sons Ltd, Bonnybridge, Stirlingshire Alternative brickworks include: Bonnyside Brickworks, Bonnybridge, Stirlingshire. . .  

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  • BAP

    Found Roughcastle Fire Clay Works, Bonnybridge. Unidentified manufacturer. Find location would suggest Scottish origins. Considering the find location it is likely this is a product of the Roughcastle Firebrick Works, Bonnybridge, Stirlingshire. I believe this brick was manufactured for the South American Railway network. Click me. .    

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  • Dougall Ganister

    Found Bonnyside Brickworks, Bonnybridge. James Dougall & Sons Ltd, Bonnybridge, Stirlingshire Alternative brickworks include: Bonnyside Brickworks, Bonnybridge, Stirlingshire. . .   Harry Wilson states – The ganister brick ceased production in the late 50s when the Ganister seam in the drift mine to the Bonnybridge clay seam ran out. It was a natural clay –…

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  • Gartcraig Scotland B

    Found at the site of the old Bonnyside Brickworks, Bonnybridge. Gartcraig Fire Clay Works, By Millerston, Glasgow. . . . .      

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  • Mt Vernon

    Found Gartliston Works, Glenboig. Mount Vernon Colliery Company, Glasgow – There are several known brickworks and it is possible they used the ‘Mount Vernon’ stamp at all of them. Please click on the ‘Mount Vernon’ tag which will take you to relevant pages on this website). . . .    

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  • Bairds

    Found Paisley William Baird and Co Ltd, Glasgow. The exact identity of the particular brickworks that made this brick is unknown. . . .  

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  • Dixon

    Found Paisley. Carfin Brickworks, Motherwell, Lanarkshire. Alternative brickworks include: Garturk Brickworks, Calder, Coatbridge, Lanarkshire. Govan Brickworks, Glasgow. 1 Dixon Street, Glasgow . Below – A similar stamp with the small circle feature to the top right of the stamp. Found by Gordon Wyle in the Alloa area.

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  • Whitehill No

    Found by George Todd, Bonnyrigg Whitehill Brickworks, Rosewell, Edinburgh, Midlothian.. . . . .  

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  • United

    Found in Paisley United Collieries, Bathville and thereafter United Fire Clay, Bathville. . . . .      

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  • Cadder

    Found Firth of Clyde, Glasgow. The Cadder Brick Co Ltd,  Balmore Works, Balmuildy Road, Bishopbriggs, Glasgow. . . . .    

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  • Cadder

    Found in Paisley. The Cadder Brick Co Ltd,  Balmore Works, Balmuildy Road, Bishopbriggs, Glasgow. . . . .    

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  • Newton

    Found in Paisley. Newton Brickworks, Blantyre, Lanarkshire. . . . . Below – A similar stamp in a round ended frog. Found by Eddie McLean in the Glasgow area. Below – A similar stamp in a round ended frog with slightly longer letters. Found by Eddie McLean in the Glasgow area.  

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  • Black

    Found in Paisley. Blackston Brickwork, Houston, near Paisley – William Black. . . . .    

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  • Dewar

    Found in Paisley. Drumpark Brickworks, Bargeddie, Glasgow, Lanarkshire. . . . . Below – A very similar stamp on a brick found in the Glasgow area. Note that the letters are slightly wider.  

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