Found on the site of the old tileworks at Monreith. Monreith Tileworks, Monreith, Wigtownshire . . . . Below – The same stamp on a 6 square paver or byre brick found by Tucker Kennedy in Dumfriesshire. . Below – The same stamp on a diamond paver or byre brick found by Tucker Kennedy in…
Read moreFound Kirkconnel. Sanquhar Brick and Tile Works, Sanquhar, Dumfriesshire. This is an example of a facing brick made by Isherwood Brothers who took over James Brodie’s brickworks. . . . Below – This is basically the same stamp but the Bottom line is in a slightly different position to the top line. Found by Joan…
Read more17/06/1820 – Caledonian Mercury – The brick s making business is now extremely flat. There are thirty-five brick manufactories within about two miles of Glasgow, of these only 10 are working and twenty-four are totally idle. Every field is supposed to produce 500,000 bricks yearly, consequently, there has been a falling off of 12,000,000 in…
Read moreUnusually I am posting a ‘brickmark’ post without a photo of the brickmark. During research into the Cruden Bay Brickworks, Aberdeenshire I ascertained from RCAHMS that they hold a brick ‘rubbing’ of a brick recovered at the site and it reads ‘Turnbull, Dykehead’ George Turnbull Company, Dykehead Fire Clay Works, Bonnybridge, Falkirk. G Turnbull C…
Read moreFound Glenboig. Note the thumb print above the ‘I’ The right side is angled. Glenboig Union Fireclay Company, Glenboig, Lanarkshire. Alternative brickworks include: Glenboig Star Fireclay Works, Glenboig, Lanarkshire. Glenboig Fireclay Works, (Old Works) Glenboig, Lanarkshire .
Read moreKindly donated by Justin Parkes. Carnbroe with a ‘lazy’ C lying on its back above the mark Robert Fleming Atlas Firebrick works Coatbridge. . . .
Read moreFound at Coltness Iron Works, Newmains, Wishaw. Wm Hudspith & Co, Wishaw Pottery and Brickworks, Wishaw. . . . . Below – a bullnose version.
Read moreBONNYBRIDGE BRAND AI 0 30/32% 30/31_1680 C “BONNYBRIDGE BRAND” is an excellent general-purpose Scotch firebrick with all its traditional merits. It is manufactured from clay mined from the famous mineral fields at Bonnybridge. This raw material contains a quantity of uncombined silica distributed in a manner especially favourable for conferring freedom from volume change at…
Read moreCruden Bay is a small village located in Scotland, on the north coast of the Bay of Cruden in Aberdeenshire, 26 miles north of Aberdeen. There are 2 records of brickworks located around the village. Both are referred to on Canmore – see links below Canmore – This brick and tile works operated from 1882 to c….
Read moreFound Kilbarchan area by Bill Spiers. Thomas McKaig, Brick Manufacturer, Victoria Brickworks, Love Street, Paisley. . . . .
Read moreFound Glenboig. Glenboig Union Fireclay Company, Glenboig, Lanarkshire. Alternative brickworks include: Glenboig Star Fireclay Works, Glenboig, Lanarkshire. Glenboig Fireclay Works, (Old Works) Glenboig, Lanarkshire. . Below – Possibly the same stamp but I have recorded it here as it may be an earlier version. The ‘S’ looks slightly different but the stamp differences may be…
Read moreThis example is not in my possession. Glenboig Union Fireclay Company, Glenboig, Lanarkshire. Alternative brickworks include: Glenboig Star Fireclay Works, Glenboig, Lanarkshire. Glenboig Fireclay Works, (Old Works) Glenboig, Lanarkshire .
Read moreFound Firth of Forth, Glasgow. Note the reversed ‘S’. Garnqueen Fireclay Works, Glenboig, Lanarkshire Alternative brickworks include: Gartliston Fireclay Works, Glenboig, Lanarkshire. Building bricks at Garscadden Works, Drumchapel. . Below – A similar stamp with a slightly different shaped frog. Found in the Glasgow area.
Read moreFound Cruden Bay, Aberdeenshire Cruden Bay brick and tile works, Cruden Bay, Aberdeenshire This example is typical of the bricks still to be found on the site and it is fair to assume that this is the common brick that was manufactured on site. The reference to Frid and Thur appears to refer to the…
Read moreFound Cruden Bay, Aberdeenshire. Cruden Bay brick and tile works, Cruden Bay, Aberdeenshire. . . . .
Read moreFound Paisley. D R Adam Paisley – Daniel Rankine Adam – He and Robert Adam had a partnership and had brickworks at Belvidere, Glasgow and Love Street, Paisley and Inkerman, Paisley and Pollok (ck) Corkerhill, Glasgow and Nitshill, Glasgow and Rutherglen, Glasgow. . . .
Read moreFound by MK in Ayrshire Bonnyton Fireclay Works, Kilmarnock, Ayrshire. . . . . Below – The same stamp on a brick that is enamelled in white. Found in the Ayrshire area by Jason Sutcliffe.
Read moreFound Firth of Forth Grangemouth. J & M Craig, Perceton Fireclay Works, Dreghorn, Ayrshire. This may also be stamped ll to the rear. . . . . Below – The same mark on a slim brick measuring 1 7/8″ wide. This is enamelled to the underside and both sides. Found by Eddie McLean in…
Read moreFound Manuel Works, Whitecross J G Stein product. 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. Refractory blocks through which air is blown and heated prior to being used in the blast furnace. Info from…
Read moreFound Manuel Works, Whitecross Large refractory block Unidentified maker but find location would suggest Scottish origins but… Probably a J G Stein product. 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 This example was found…
Read moreFound Manuel Works, Whitecross. Large refractory block. Unidentified maker but find location would suggest Scottish origins but … Possibly a J G Stein product. 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 Alternatively this looks…
Read moreFound Manuel Works, Whitecross Large ‘T’ shaped refractory block. Probably a J G Stein product. 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 Alternatively, this looks like it may be a cement-based refractory castable and…
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