Craigend
— 17/09/2014Found Manuel Works, Whitecross. An early Craigend – no frog. Craigend Brick and Tile Works, Muiravonside, Stirlingshire. . . .
Read moreFound at 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 Manuel Works, Whitecross by Gordon Wyle. This normal sized refractory brick has no brickmark as such but Stein 45D is printed or stencilled in blue along one side. 13 1/2″ x 6″ x 3″ Related brick Stein, Castlecary Fireclay Works, Castlecary, Stirlingshire. Stein, Manuel Firebrick and Refractory Works, Whitecross, Stirlingshire. Stein & Co,…
Read moreFound at 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 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 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 Sanquhar. Undersized building brick. Etna Brickworks, Armadale, West Lothian. Alternative brickworks include: West Works, Armadale, West Lothian. . Below – Virtually the same stamp on a very deep frog. Found at the Etna Brickworks, Bathville. Below – The same stamp on a frog of a variant depth. Found by Andrew Gemmell in the…
Read moreFound at Inverkeithing by Jim Gill. Etna Brickworks, Armadale, West Lothian. Alternative brickworks include: West Works, Armadale, West Lothian. . . Below – The same stamp on a curved or circle brick. Found on the site of the old Etna Brick Works, Bathville.
Read moreFound Wanlockhead area. Etna 4’0″ Etna Brickworks, Armadale, West Lothian. Alternative brickworks include: West Works, Armadale, West Lothian. . Below – Similar same stamp on a wedge / Voussoir brick. The letters and numbers are a slightly different size and spacing. Found by Eddie McLean in the Glasgow area. Below – The same stamp…
Read moreFound Manuel Works, Whitecross by Ian Suddaby. This example 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 at 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 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 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. BCM = British Commercial Monomarks.
Read moreFound Craigend Brickwork’s, Falkirk Craigend Refractories, Muiravonside, Falkirk . . . .
Read more… Over the centuries many of Scotland’s sons and daughters have emigrated overseas, and trade has followed, particularly the export of whisky. The export of refractories is less well known and would be an interesting study for a historian. Prior to the First World War, Glenboig and Steins were sending firebrick to Russia in quantity, sufficient in…
Read moreFound by Michael Fallone in the Glasgow area. Thomas Nisbet, Westmuir Colliery, Parkhead, Glasgow. . . . .
Read moreFound on the Firth of Clyde, Glasgow. Summerlee Iron and Steel Company, Roughrigg, Lanarkshire. . . . . Below – The same stamp on a larger brick. Width is approx 5mm wider than the example above. Found by Eddie McLean in the Glasgow area. Below – A similar stamp on a brick found by Eddie…
Read moreThis example is in the possession of CulturalNL Museums & Heritage. It likely reads 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. .
Read moreFound by Geoff Hancock in the Strathaven area. Larkhall Brickfields, Birkenshaw, Larkhall, Lanarkshire. . . . .
Read moreFound East Wemyss. Heathfield Fireclay Works, Garnkirk. Thumb print to bottom left. . . .
Read moreFound East Wemyss. Heathfield Fireclay Works, Garnkirk. . . . . Below – A slight variation of the stamp on a brick found at the old Arniston Colliiery.
Read moreFound at East Wemyss, Fife. Approx 16″ x 9″ x 3″ – large slab special. Heathfield Fireclay Works, Garnkirk . . .
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