Scotland's Brick and Tile Manufacturing Industry

Found by Chris Tilney at Blaydon on Tyne, Newcastle. I am not in possession of this example. Note the thumbprint to top right. The ‘B’ is lying on its back. Castlecary Fireclay & Lime Works, Castlecary, Stirlingshire. . .    

Found in East Ayrshire by Ian Suddaby. This example is not in my possession. Castlecary Fireclay & Lime Works, Castlecary, Stirlingshire. . . .

Found by Richard Comish in Millom, Cumbria. Castlecary Fireclay & Lime Works, Castlecary, Stirlingshire. . . . .

Found by Nicholas and Rosemary Wallace while walking in a forest at Marie-Victorin Park, Longueuil, Québec, Canada near the St-Laurent River. Castlecary – Castlecary Fireclay & Lime Works, Castlecary, Stirlingshire. Crater – Atlas Brickworks, Bathville, Armadale, West Lothian or Etna  Brickworks, Bathville, Armadale, West Lothian. . . . .

Found by Ron Forster in Gatehouse of Fleet. Castlecary Fireclay & Lime Works, Castlecary, Stirlingshire. . . . .  

BCM stands for the British Ceramic Manufacturers (Federation) which was formed from the British Pottery Manufacturers Federation at some point between 1954 and 1995. The BPM was formed in 1919. After 1995 it was the British Ceramic Confederation. The B.C.M.F. is the body which represents all the major United Kingdom manufacturers in the ceramics industry,…

This Castlecary brick forms part of a fireplace of a house built in 1952 at Rosemere, Quebec, Canada.  The photo was kindly forwarded by Nasim Mousavi. Castlecary Fireclay & Lime Works, Castlecary, Stirlingshire. It has actually been placed upside down in the fireplace. . . .

Found in Airdrie. I believe this to be a product of the Castlecary Fireclay & Lime Works, Castlecary, Stirlingshire. See below for my thoughts. . . . . This FCS stamped brick was found among many similar marks in a pile of bricks in Airdrie. Also in the pile were Glenboig, Rawyards Glasgow and Glentore…

This brick was found by Ruth Boudreau while out ‘sea glassing’ on the shores of Lockman’s Beach, Sydney Mines, Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, Canada. Milnquarter Fireclay & Gannister Works, Bonnybridge, Stirlingshire. Alternative brickworks include: Stein, Castlecary Fireclay Works, Castlecary, Stirlingshire. Stein, Manuel Firebrick and Refractory Works, Whitecross, Stirlingshire. Stein & Co, Anchor Brickworks, Denny,…

Found at Castlecary Fireclay & Lime Works, Castlecary. Unidentified maker. Find location would suggest Scottish origins but … It is a product of the Castlecary Fireclay & Lime Works, Castlecary, Stirlingshire. (Note – SBH – The letters could represent an abbreviation for the type of fire bricks or they could also be the customer’s initials….