Brodie paver – 2 squares
— 31/08/2014Found Buccleuch brickworks Sanquhar. This paver is attributed to J Brodie, Sanquhar. It is not stamped. Sanquhar Brick and Tile Works, Sanquhar, Dumfriesshire. . . .
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J Brodie LTD Sanquhar
— 31/08/2014Found Buccleuch Brickworks, Sanquhar. Sanquhar Brick and Tile Works, Sanquhar, Dumfriesshire. . . . .
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J Brodie LTD Sanquhar NB
— 31/08/2014Found Buccleuch Brickworks, Sanquhar. Sanquhar Brick and Tile Works, Sanquhar, Dumfriesshire. A very deep frog . . .
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S & K C LTD Sanquhar
— 31/08/2014Found Buccleuch Brickworks, Sanquhar. Slightly curved brick – possibly for a chimney stack. Sanquhar and Kirkconnel Collieries Ltd. Sanquhar Brick and Tile Works, Sanquhar, Dumfriesshire. . .
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S & K C LD
— 31/08/2014Found Buccleuch Brickworks, Sanquhar. Terracotta tile 6″ x 6″. Sanquhar and Kirkconnel Collieries Ltd. Buccleuch Terra Cotta Works, Sanquhar, Dumfriesshire or Sanquhar Brick and Tile Works, Sanquhar, Dumfriesshire. . . .
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NCB Buccleuch
— 31/08/2014Found at the old Mossend Iron and Steel Works, Glasgow. Buccleuch Terra Cotta Works, Sanquhar, Dumfriesshire. . . . . Below – Found at the Buccleuch Brickworks, Sanquhar. NCB Buccleuch – The NCB is very faint and almost looks like it was added and then an attempt was made to smooth it over but it…
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S & K Co Buccleuch
— 31/08/2014Found Buccleuch brickworks Sanquhar. Sanquhar and Kirkconnel Collieries Ltd. Buccleuch Terra Cotta Works, Sanquhar, Dumfriesshire. . . .
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S & K C Buccleuch
— 31/08/2014Found Buccleuch brickworks Sanquhar. Sanquhar and Kirkconnel Collieries Ltd. Buccleuch Terra Cotta Works, Sanquhar, Dumfriesshire. . . .
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S & K Co LTD Kirkconnel
— 31/08/2014Found Buccleuch Brickworks, Sanquhar. Sanquhar and Kirkconnel Collieries Ltd. Fauldhead Colliery Brickworks, Kirkconnel. . . .
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S & K Co LTD
— 31/08/2014Found Buccleuch Brickworks, Sanquhar. Sanquhar and Kirkconnel Collieries Ltd. Possibly manufactured at the Fauldhead Colliery Brickworks, Kirkconnel. . . .
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Buccleuch Terracotta Co
— 31/08/2014Found Buccleuch works, Sanquhar. This version has an unusual double edged frog. Buccleuch Terra Cotta Works, Sanquhar, Dumfriesshire. . . .
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Garnkirk 6
— 31/08/2014Found Leadhills Garnkirk Fireclay Works, Garnkirk, Lanarkshire . . . .
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McDonald Braidwood
— 31/08/2014Found Leadhills Meadow Brickworks, Braidwood, Lanarkshire. . . . .
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Buccleuch Works roof finial
— 31/08/2014Photographed at Sanquhar Museum. Attributed to the Buccleuch Terracotta Works, Sanquhar. Buccleuch Terra Cotta Works, Sanquhar, Dumfriesshire. The finial comes in 2 sections and 105 is hand scratched to the inside – mould number or the angle of the ridge? . . .
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Unidentified brick – Cross or +
— 31/08/2014Found Buccleuch Works, Sanquhar. Unidentified maker. Find location would suggest Scottish origins but … The brickmaker appears to have marked his brick with a cross or a ‘+’ sign. 2 examples were found at this location. .
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J Brodie LTD Sanquhar NB
— 31/08/2014This is a Brodie ‘special’. Sanquhar Brick and Tile Works, Sanquhar, Dumfriesshire. This example is not in my possession This is currently in the storerooms at Sanquhar Museum . .
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Docken 12
— 31/08/2014Found at Bonnybridge. Note the reversed ‘N’. James Dougall & Sons Ltd, Bonnybridge, Stirlingshire Alternative brickworks include: Bonnyside Brickworks, Bonnybridge, Stirlingshire. . . Below – A similar stamp but without the reversed ‘N. Found at the old Ravenscraig Steelworks site, Motherwell.
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McIver Sanquhar and Buccleuch Terracotta Coy Ltd Sanquhar
— 31/08/2014Found Buccleuch brickworks, Sanquhar. Buccleuch Terra Cotta Works, Sanquhar, Dumfriesshire. Stamped McIver Sanquhar to one side (letters incised) and Buccleuch Terracotta Coy Ltd Sanquhar to the other. (letters are raised) . . . .
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McIver Sanquhar
— 31/08/2014Found in Glasgow by Eddie McLean. McIver Sanquhar stamped on both sides. Buccleuch Terra Cotta Works, Sanquhar, Dumfriesshire or Sanquhar Brick and Tile Works, Sanquhar, Dumfriesshire. . . . .
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Ignis
— 30/08/2014Found at James Dougalls old works, Bonnyside, Bonnybridge. J & R Howie Ltd, Hurlford, Kilmarnock. . . . . Below – A similar stamp found at the same location but the ‘S’ looks to be out of step with the rest of the letters. Why do so many ‘Ignis’ fire bricks turn up at the…
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1949 – Glenboig Union Fireclay Company Advert
— 28/08/2014Glenboig firebricks Glenboig A1 Glenboig A1 Crown Glenboig Crown Glenboig Castlecary Dykehead Gem Refractory cements Silica sands Fireclay pipes to B.S.S
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Blairadam Brickworks, Kelty, Fife
— 26/08/2014Blairadam has had 3 brickworks sites over the years. See the 1854, 1894 and 1944 maps below. Blairadam Tile and Brick Works, Fife Blairadam Brickworks, Kelty, Fife. Canmore – Blairadam Brick and Tile Works – Alternative Names Lassodie; Whitehouse Wood; Thornton Wood – Archaeological Notes. – The site of Blairadam Brick and Tile Works (depicted on the…
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A. Kenneth & Sons Ltd, Shewalton, North Ayrshire, Ayrshire
— 25/08/2014A. Kenneth & Sons Ltd. Brickworks owned include: Annandale Brickworks, Crosshouse, Kilmarnock, Ayrshire. Broadlie Brickworks, Dalry, Ayrshire. Commondyke Brickworks, Common, near Auchinleck, Ayrshire. Montgomery Brickworks, Dreghorn, Ayrshire. Pitcon Brickworks, Dalry, Ayrshire. Captain Archibald Kenneth of Shewalton and his two sons Robert and James, were substantial coalmasters in Ayrshire, with several brickworks using the fireclay and…
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Douglas Firebrick Company, Dalry, North Ayrshire
— 24/08/2014Canmore Douglas Firebrick Company Limited, Dalry – Source Kenneth W Sanderson. William Douglas, a master blacksmith, and his wife Janet had a son, John, born at Moorhouses, Stevenson, in 1822. John grew up in the clay industry and became the manager of the Corse-hill Tile Works, Dreghorn, where on 4th May 1855, his eldest child…
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