C Co s
— 05/10/2014Found Carron Works, Falkirk. Carron Company, Iron Works and Refractory Brickworks, Falkirk, Stirlingshire. The ‘S’ may refer to Stirlingshire. . . .
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Nettle A1
— 05/10/2014Found Carron Works, Falkirk Slightly different mark to my other Nettle A1 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 – K
— 05/10/2014Found Carron Works, Falkirk 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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Stein 8
— 05/10/2014Found Carron Works, Falkirk 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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Cherryton 2
— 05/10/2014Found Cherryton Brickworks. Cherryton Brick Co, Tulligarth, Clackmannanshire. . . . .
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1 Cherryton 2
— 05/10/2014Found Cherryton Brickworks. Cherryton Brick Co, Tulligarth, Clackmannanshire. . . . .
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1 Cherryton
— 05/10/2014Found Cherryton Brickworks. Cherryton Brick Co, Tulligarth, Clackmannanshire. . . . .
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Clackmannan 1846
— 05/10/2014Found Firth of Forth, Limekilns. Partial brick but it says ‘kmannan 846’ – which will undoubtedly be Clackmannan 1846 Clackmannan Brick And Tile Works, Clackmannan. . . . . Below – The same stamp on a much more complete brick. Found by Ian Suddaby in the Edinburgh area. This is not in my possession.
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Bauxite
— 04/10/2014Found near Morpeth, Northumbria by BW. Unidentified maker but I do believe that the bauxitic clay will have been mined by the Ayrshire Bauxitic Clay Company. The best quality of this clay was sent to a subsidiary, namely Henry Foster at the Hotspur Brickworks in Backworth near Newcastle. The find location would suggest this may…
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Scottish bricks found along the Chilkoot Trail, Alaska, USA
— 03/10/2014J & M Craig Kilmarnock and R Brown & Son Paisley bricks found in Alaska along the Chilkoot Trail Fascinating article from Monklands GOLD was found in a tributary of the Klondike River in the Yukon in 1897 and for a very brief period, the area was flooded with hopeful gold seekers – stampeders. With…
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J & M Craig Kilmarnock brick found in New Brunswick, Canada
— 03/10/2014This brick was found by Brock Carson at the site of the Albert coal (Albertite) mines in Albert County, New Brunswick, Canada. The mines operated from 1850 to 1882. Wiki – Albertite is a type of asphalt found in Albert County, New Brunswick. It is a type of solid hydrocarbon. It is a deep black and lustrous…
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Perceton Fire Clay Works, Kilmarnock, East Ayrshire
— 02/10/2014J & M Craig, Dean, Hillhead and Perceton Fire Clay Works, Kilmarnock and Longpark Pottery, Kilmarnock. Scottish Silica Company, Perceton Fire Brick Works, Ayr (Private Company). Perceton Silica Brick and Cement Company Limited, Perceton. (Note – SBH – I have created separate pages for Perceton, Dean, Hillhead and Longpark. Where information does not relate to…
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Vogrie
— 01/10/2014Found The Wisp Edinburgh. Vogrie Coal and Fire Clay Works, Gorebridge. . . . . Below – A similar stamp on a brick but there is hardly a frog on this version plus the whole stamped areas actually appears to be proud from the rest of the brick. Found at the Vogrie Coal and Fire…
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Vogrie Gorebridge
— 01/10/2014Found by TM in Fife Likely to be a product of the Vogrie Coal and Fire Clay Works, Gorebridge. . . . .
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SBC
— 01/10/2014Found on the Firth of Forth, Toryburn. Scottish Brick Corporation. Following nationalisation of the coal industry in 1947, the National Coal Board (NCB) inherited a number of brickworks. Around 1969, saw the NCB selling off its brickworks with the Scottish Brick Corporation (SBC) taking over most of them, some 33 sites in Scotland. The SBC…
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SBC
— 01/10/2014Found Mayfield Brickworks, Carluke. Top left dash may be missing – According to the Survey of Scottish Brick Marks, this dash code refers to the Mayfield Brickworks, Carluke – see here Scottish Brick Corporation. Following nationalisation of the coal industry in 1947, the National Coal Board (NCB) inherited a number of brickworks. Around 1969, saw the NCB…
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Teisen Krona Made in Sweden 6637 A
— 28/09/2014Found Carron Works, Falkirk. Unidentified maker. The brick clearly states it was manufactured in Sweden. So was it manufactured for Teisen or by Teisen? There is also a UK company named Teisen that would have used firebricks on an everyday basis. See below. Teisen Furnaces of Kings Norton, Birmingham. C.E. Offices and Stores: Eckersall Road,…
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Bonnybridge 40
— 28/09/2014Found Carron Works, Falkirk. Bonnybridge Silica & Fireclay Brickworks, Bonnybridge, Stirlingshire. . . . .
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Bonnybridge 23
— 28/09/2014Found Carron Works, Falkirk. Bonnybridge Silica & Fireclay Brickworks, Bonnybridge, Stirlingshire. . . . .
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Hurll 5
— 28/09/2014Found Carron Works, Falkirk. Garnqueen Fireclay Works, Glenboig, Lanarkshire Alternative brickworks include: Gartliston Fireclay Works, Glenboig, Lanarkshire. Building bricks at Garscadden Works, Drumchapel. . Below – A very similar stamp on a voussoir or wedge brick found by Ian Suddaby in Aberdeenshire.
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Hurll F
— 28/09/2014Found in Paisley Garnqueen Fireclay Works, Glenboig, Lanarkshire Alternative brickworks include: Gartliston Fireclay Works, Glenboig, Lanarkshire. Building bricks at Garscadden Works, Drumchapel. . Below – A very similar stamp on a brick found in Edinburgh by Ian Suddaby but the first ‘L’ of Hurll is missing. I am not in possession of this example.
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