Canmore William Dixon Limited, Glasgow. – From ‘Captains of Industry’ by William S. Murphy. Published in 1901. When natives of Glasgow who have sojourned in a foreign land, for a number of years return home, they find the city they knew so well grown changed and strange. The wanderer revisits old familiar streets, and in many…
Read moreFound Wallyford, East Lothian. Possibly Wallyford Brickworks, Musselburgh, East Lothian? This chamfered brick has been double stamped Edinburgh and in 2 different ‘fonts’ – the letter 2 is also stamped. Interestingly the second Edinburgh stamp is marked on both the flat face of the brick and the sloping chamfer. There is no “Edinburgh” brickworks but…
Read moreFound Wallyford, East Lothian. Found amongst a pile of old Preston Grange bricks Technically this is an unidentified brick – find location would suggest Scottish origins but … This mark could refer to Bell and Mclauchlan, Brick and Drain Tile maker, Shortroads, (Shortroods) Paisley but I believe red building brick was the main brick product manufactured…
Read moreFound Wallyford, East Lothian Prestongrange Brick, Tile and Fireclay Works, Prestonpans, East Lothian ( Anyone any ideas as to what the ‘S’ signifies?) . . .
Read moreFound Wallyford, East Lothian Prestongrange Brick, Tile and Fireclay Works, Prestonpans, East Lothian Usually the brickmark is Preston Grange – split to 2 lines. In this example Prestongrange is all one word. . . .
Read moreFound by Brian Wardell at Eshott. These examples were found on the site of the old Eshott Brick and Tile Works, Northumbria. Apparently, they did not make bricks for very long due to firing problems – the examples below confirm the problems. . . . . Below – Deep floor tile example 9″ x 9″…
Read moreFound by Brian Wardell at Bockenfield, Northumbria. Drainage tile – 12″ long 4″ diam. Below – 03/2/1877 – Morpeth Herald – Bockenfield Tileworks, Felton. Fowler and Sons. 1899 – Lower Coquetdale. In some portions of the district, however, sands and gravels are found. A considerable spread of these accumulations occurs round Felton, from which a narrow strip runs…
Read more1850 – Ferguslie Fireclay Works started. 1851 – 1852 – David Buchannan, Foreman, Ferguslie Fire Brickwork (Page 23). 1851 – 1852 – James Craig & Co. fire-brick, drain, and roofing tile makers, Greenock Road, and Ferguslie Fire Brickworks, Millarston. (Page 30). Below – 1852 – Advert for James Craig & Co, Caledonian Brick and Tile Works…
Read moreFound Manuel Works, Whitecross by IS ********************************* Information taken from a Stein brochure located within the Falkirk Archives High alumina refractory – high strength under load, good spalling resistance and excellent volume stability. Glass furnaces, ceramic kilns (structure and kiln furniture), non ferrous metal furnaces and burner blocks. ********************************* Harley Marshall, ex Export Manager at…
Read moreFound Manuel Works, Whitecross by Ian Suddaby. This 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.
Read moreFound Manuel Works, Whitecross by Ian Suddaby. This 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.
Read moreFound by TM in Fife. Cleghorn Brickworks, Cleghorn, Lanarkshire. . . . .
Read moreFound Granton, Edinburgh. Cleghorn Brickworks, Cleghorn, Lanarkshire. . . . . Below – The same stamp on a shaped brick. Below – Virtually the same stamp on a brick found by Michael Perkins at Granton, Edinburgh although the spacing of the letters is slightly different. Note also the positioning of the screws holding the stamping…
Read moreFound Prestonpans, East Lothian by IW Prestongrange Brick, Tile and Fireclay Works, Prestonpans, East Lothian. . . . . Below – The same stamp on a shaped brick found very close to the Prestongrange Brickworks. It has what appears to be burning on both ends. .
Read moreFound in Fife. Rawyards Brickworks, Rawyards, Airdrie, Lanarkshire. Alternative brickworks include: Drumbathie Brickworks, Rawyards, Airdrie, Lanarkshire. (Note – SBH – Recent research details a site called the Glentore Fireclay Works. These may have been a fireclay brickworks where Glentore bricks were manufactured but possibly more likely it was a clay mine where the fireclay was…
Read moreFound in Paisley by RB* Drumpark Brickworks, Bargeddie, Glasgow, Lanarkshire Note the brick has been stamped Dewar in doth directions. Note the slighty larger gap after the ‘D’ and before the ‘R’ to accommodate the screws holding the stamp. . . Below – A similar stamp on a brick found in Glasgow but with additional…
Read moreFound Paisley. Walkinshaw Brickworks, Renfrew, Renfrewshire. . . . .
Read moreFound New Cumnock by BG. Afton Brickworks, New Cumnock, Ayrshire. . . . Does anyone know what the circular symbol in the middle of the brick might be? Below – This photo is of a brick in the possession of BG and shows the central design a little clearer – it looks like a crown…
Read moreFound at Old Kilpatrick, Glasgow Afton Brickworks, New Cumnock, Ayrshire or the Afton Brickworks, Avonbridge. 19 Afton 63 cored. (1963 date) . . . .
Read moreFound Firth of Forth, Limekilns. Alloa Brick & Tile Works, Craigward, Clackmannanshire or possibly manufactured by the Alloa Coal Co Ltd at the Meta Brickworks. . . . . Below – The same brickmark but on a red brick with a square-ended frog. It was found in Alva, Clackmannanshire. Below – The same brickmark but…
Read moreFound Firth of Forth Inverkeithing. Hill of Beath Fireclay Works, Hill of Beath, Fife. . . . .
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