• Arniston 1857

    Found at Middleton, Midlothian by Alyson Reive Arniston Coal, Lime & Brick Works, Gorebridge, Midlothian. . . . . Similar brick found in 19th century Greenhouse base, Hartrigge House, Jedburgh    

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  • Arniston 1866

    Found in 19th century Greenhouse base, Hartrigge House, Jedburgh Arniston Coal, Lime & Brick Works, Gorebridge, Midlothian. . . . . Below – The same stamp on a white brick found at the old Arniston Colliery.

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  • Arniston 1872

    Found in 19th century Greenhouse base, Hartrigge House, Jedburgh Arniston Coal, Lime & Brick Works, Gorebridge, Midlothian. . . . .    

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  • Roslin

    Found Jedburgh, Scottish Borders Roslin Brickworks, Roslin, Midlothian. . . . .

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  • NCB Roslin

    Found Jedburgh, Scottish Borders Roslin Brickworks, Roslin, Midlothian. . . . .  

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  • Thistle

    Found Newcastle 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 located centrally on the brick. Found at the Stein Castlecary Works. Below – Similar stamp on a long firebrick….

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  • Stein Glasgow C

    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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  • Stein Glasgow 1

    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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  • Thistle 12

    Found Galashiels, Scottish Borders. 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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  • NCB Whitehill

    Found Jedburgh, Scottish Borders. Whitehill Brickworks, Rosewell, Edinburgh, Midlothian. . . . .

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  • Whitehill

    Found Jedburgh, Scottish Borders. Whitehill Brickworks, Rosewell, Edinburgh, Midlothian. . . . .

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  • Muir Armadale

    Found St Boswells, Scottish Borders. Barbauchlaw Brickworks, West Lothian. . . . . Below  – The same brickmark on a ‘red’ brick. This was found by Michael Fallone in the Glasgow area. Below – A similar stamp on a brick found at Armadale. The letters are slightly different in size. Note the ‘U’ for example….

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  • Tho King & Co, Bellside

    Found Hawick, Scottish Borders Thomas King & Co, Bellside Brickworks, Bellside, Lanarkshire. Note the different fonts used in the lettering style – the G, & and L’s are stylised differently to the rest and the letters are larger too. . . .   Below – The same stamp on a chamfered corner brick with a reversed…

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  • Thos King & Co Bellside

    Found Hawick, Scottish Borders. Thomas King & Co, Bellside Brickworks, Bellside, Lanarkshire. . . . . Below – The same stamp found on a bullnose example found in Glasgow by Eddie McLean      

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  • SBC

    Found Jedburgh, Scottish Borders. 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 then started using…

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  • Atlas

    Found Jedburgh, Scottish Borders Atlas Brickworks, Bathville, Armadale, West Lothian. . . . .    

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  • Nettle

    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. . Below – the same plain  stamp on a special found at The Manuel Works, Whitecross. . Below – the same mark found…

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  • Niddrie

    Found Jedburgh, Scottish Borders. Niddrie Brickworks, Niddrie, Edinburgh, Midlothian. . . . . Below – The same stamp on a different sized brick found in the Edinburgh area and donated by Nick Basden.  

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  • Newmains

    Found at Newmains. Newmains Brickworks, Morningside, Lanarkshire. . . . .  

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  • Hood

    Found Minto, Scottish Borders. Whitehill Fireclay Works, Rosewell, Midlothian. . . . .    

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  • Newbattle

    Found Jedburgh, Scottish Borders. Newbattle Brickworks, Newtongrange, Midlothian. . . . . Below – A very similar stamp on a round ended frog. Found Manuel Works, Whitecross (fly-tipping). Below – A very similar stamp on a frog with scalloped corners. Found By Ian Suddaby in the Dalkeith area. This example is not in my possession….

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  • Hurll Glasgow

    Found Firth of Clyde, Glasgow. Note the thumb print. Garnqueen Fireclay Works, Glenboig, Lanarkshire. Alternative brickworks include: Gartliston Fireclay Works, Glenboig, Lanarkshire. Building bricks at Garscadden Works, Drumchapel. .

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  • Boghead

    Found Jedburgh, Scottish Borders. Boghead Fireclay Works, Bathgate, West Lothian. . . . .

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  • Boghead Glasgow

    Found St Boswells, Scottish Borders. Boghead Fireclay Works, Bathgate, West Lothian. . . . . Below – A very similar stamp on a brick which was found by Ian Suddaby at Portobello. Below – A very similar stamp on a special brick found by Eddie McLean in the Glasgow area. There is a groove or…

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  • Geipel

    Found on River Tyne, Newcastle. (Is it Ceipel or Geipel). Arthur Brickman comments: Similar bricks appear on Tyneside and I believe them to be of Dutch manufacture. In the early 1900s, a German patented Coal to Oil plant with associated Coking Ovens was built at Blaydon on the Tyne, in the vicinity of the Cowen…

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  • Auchenheath

    Found Auchenheath, South Lanarkshire. Many thanks to John Ballantyne for his assistance with regards finding this brick. Auchenheath Tile & Brickworks, Auchenheath, South Lanarkshire. . . . .  

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