• JD 63

    Found at the site of the old Bonnyside Brickworks, Bonnybridge. JD = James Dougall? James Dougall & Sons Ltd, Bonnybridge, Stirlingshire. Alternative brickworks include: Bonnyside Brickworks, Bonnybridge, Stirlingshire. .

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  • JD

    Found at the site of the old Bonnyside Brickworks, Bonnybridge. JD = James Dougall? James Dougall & Sons Ltd, Bonnybridge, Stirlingshire. Alternative brickworks include: Bonnyside Brickworks, Bonnybridge, Stirlingshire. .

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  • SDR

    This example was found on the site of the old Bonnyside Brickworks, Bonnybridge. SDR – The ‘D’ within a diamond motif stands for Dyson Refractories. These Dyson bricks were made at the East Works at Bonnybridge (Dougall/Dyson site). James Dougall & Sons Ltd, Bonnybridge, Stirlingshire Alternative brickworks include: Bonnyside Brickworks, Bonnybridge, Stirlingshire. Below – The…

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  • M Nettle A1

    Found Coatbridge 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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  • Collar

    Found Manuel Works, Whitecross Unidentified maker but find location would suggest Scottish origins and possibly a Stein product but… 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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  • Grooved brick

    Found Manuel Works, Whitecross Both sides of brick are similarly grooved. Unidentified maker but find location would suggest Scottish origins and possibly a Stein product but… 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. However…

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  • Cumbernauld

    Found Stoneywood, Denny Cumbernauld Fireclay Works, Cumbernauld, Lanarkshire. . . . .

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  • Nettle H & B

    Found 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. H & B is thought to stand for Hearth and Bosh. This is a type of furnace and many companies appear to have…

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  • JGS & Co 34 AP

    Found at the Stein Castlecary Works 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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  • J G Stein & Co Denny

    Found at Stein Castlecary Works, Castlecary. 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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  • JGS & Co 37

    Found 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. .

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  • 2000

    Found Manuel Works, Whitecross Unidentified maker but find location would suggest it is Scottish and a Stein product but … 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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  • Daisy E

    Found Manuel Works, Whitecross. Variation of brickmark on a 1″ thick tile. Daisy bricks were made at Castlecary 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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  • Daisy S

    Found Manuel Works, Whitecross Variation of brickmark on a 1″ thick tile. Daisy bricks were made at Castlecary 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. Below – The same ‘Daisy’ stamp but the ‘S’…

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  • Daisy A

    Found Manuel Works, Whitecross. Variation of brickmark on a 1″ thick tile. Daisy bricks were made at Castlecary. 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. . Below – The same stamp found at the…

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  • Daisy 2252 A

    Found Manuel Works, Whitecross Variation of brickmark on a 1″ thick tile. Daisy bricks were made at Castlecary 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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  • Daisy

    Found Manuel Works, Whitecross. Variation of brickmark on a 1″ thick tile. Daisy bricks were made at Castlecary. 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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  • 6726 Stein Glasgow

    Found Manuel Works, Whitecross This is a wedge shaped brick 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 Scotland

    Found 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. .    

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  • Greenhill

    Top brick – Found at Stoneywoods, Denny by Harry Wilson. Bottom brick – Found at Milngavie, Glasgow area by Andrew Gemmell. Baby fire bricks These bricks were likely made by the Greenhill Fireclay Company, Bonnybridge rather than the earlier Greenhill Fireclay Works at the same site. . . .      

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  • Patent Loudon & Russell Newmains

    Found in Wishaw Loudon & Russell Allanton Fireclay Works Newmains. . . . . Below – and the same brickmark on a chamfered corner brick. Below – The same stamp on a frog with squared corners. Found by Eddie McLean in the Glasgow area.  

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  • St Mull

    I believe this is short for Stein Mullite. It was found in a Villager log burner at St Austell, Cornwall along with ‘Nettle-D’ bricks which were also manufactured by John G Stein. Stein, Castlecary Fireclay Works, Castlecary, Stirlingshire. Stein, Manuel Firebrick and Refractory Works, Whitecross, Stirlingshire. Stein & Co, Anchor Brickworks, Denny, Stirlingshire. Milnquarter Fireclay…

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  • Gartcraig Scotland

    Found at the old Netherfield Chemical Works, Duke Street, Glasgow Gartcraig Fire Clay Works, By Millerston, Glasgow . . .      

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  • Gartcraig Scotland brick found in Nova Scotia, Canada

    Gartcraig Scotland brick found in the Scots Bay area of Kings County, Nova Scotia, Canada. William D. Huntley operated a sawmill on Huntley Brook, on the western side of the current Route 358. This mill first appears in public records in 1846 when a half interest was sold to Asa Huntley (Jess 1941:18). Today the…

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  • Gartcraig bricks found off Tromelin, East of Madagascar.

    Gartcraig Fire Clay Works, By Millerston, Glasgow. In 2008 a French archaeology team were excavating in and around the Madagascan Islands. They were involved in a search for the French slave ship L’utile and the abandoned souls left to survive on a desert island. The story for those that are interested is detailed below. However,…

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  • John Gilchrist Stein, fire brick manufacturer – History

    This should be read in conjunction with other relevant pages including pages on the Manuel, the Milnquarter, the Anchor and the Castlecary Works. Please click on the tags at the bottom of the page to assist site navigation. A huge empire in its day, making a myriad of different bricks which were shipped all over…

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  • National Coal Board (1947-1969) – Scottish brickwork sites

    Source – Brick, Tile and Fireclay Industries in Scotland – RCAHMS Ayrshire Annabank Brickworks (1947 – 1969) Bank Brickworks (1947 – c.1960) Dunaskin Brickworks (Waterside) (1947 – 1969) Skares Brickworks (1954 – 1969) (Littlemill Brickworks – Note – SBH – It is believed that these brickworks were also taken over by the NCB). Clackmannanshire Brucefield…

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  • Dalbeattie brick kiln ghost

    Dalbeattie has a ghost story – A desperately sad tale of the brick kiln that stood near the bottom end of Port Street. It appears that a young girl who was about four or five, wandered into the kiln whilst it was being stacked for the first firing. The firing had begun before the frantic…

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  • Sanquhar Brick and Tile Works, Sanquhar, Dumfriesshire

    (Note – SBH – This page should be read in conjunction with the pages dedicated to the Buccleuch Terracotta Works and the Fauldhead Collieries Brickworks) Canmore Info p32 – The Kirkconnel and Sanquhar coal-beds lie in an area measuring nine miles long with a breadth averaging from two to four miles, and is an extension…

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