Found by Richard Comish at Millom, Cumbria.
Glenboig Union Fireclay Company, Glenboig, Lanarkshire.
Alternative brickworks include:
BNR – Very likely stands for Bengal Nagpur Railway, India. Click me.
Found by Ian Suddaby on the site of the old Bonnyside Brickworks, Bonnybridge. Unidentified maker. The find location would suggest Scottish origins but … This may possibly have been manufactured by James Dougall for the Coppee Coke Co. A similar firebrick was, however, found at the Heathfield Fire Clay Works and therefore Heathfield could be…
Found on the site of the old Bonnyside Brickworks, Bonnybridge. Unknown maker. Find location and stamp may suggest Scottish origins but … The find location may suggest the brand is a product of James Dougall, Bonnyside Brickworks. The additional ‘U’ added to this brickmark may represent the lip that runs the full length of the…
Found on the site of the old Bonnyside Brickworks, Bonnybridge. Unknown maker. Find location and stamp may suggest Scottish origins but … The find location may suggest the brand is a product of James Dougall, Bonnyside Brickworks. FCSO – Probably made for the South American railway network as per this link – Click me Ferrocarril Sud…
Found by Ian Suddaby in Bonnybridge on the boundary between the old Dykehead Fireclay Works and the Bonnybridge Silica and Fireclay Works. I am not in possession of this example. The manufacturer is unknown. The find location would suggest Scottish origins but … I believe FCS stands for Ferrocarril del Sud, a railway system in…
Found by Ian Suddaby on the site of the old Bonnyside Brickworks. This example is not in my possession. The manufacturer is unknown. The find location would suggest Scottish origins but … Ian states – This brick was stamped KTG, for King, Taudevin & Gregson, of Scotland Street in Sheffield, South Yorkshire. They constructed furnaces…
The following bricks are in the collection of Allan Hackett, Sydney, Australia. The bricks were all found in Australia. Below – ‘Glenboig’ and ‘Starworks Glenboig’ bricks – Glenboig Union Fireclay Company, Glenboig, Lanarkshire. Alternative brickworks include: Glenboig Star Fireclay Works, Glenboig, Lanarkshire. Glenboig Fireclay Works, (Old Works) Glenboig, Lanarkshire Below – Shawsrigg Fire Clay &…
Found on the site of the old Bonnyside Brickworks, Bonnybridge. I believe this brick was manufactured for the South American Railway network. Click me. Unidentified manufacturer but considering the find site and the fact it was found in a pile of bricks stamped ‘Dougall’, I am quite certain this will be a Bonnyside Brickworks product….
Found on the site of the old Bonnyside Brickworks, Bonnybridge. Unidentified manufacturer but because it was found on the Bonnyside side and among a pile of ‘Dougall’ stamped bricks I am fairly certain this will be a Bonnyside Brickworks product. FCAB – Probably made for the South American railway network as per this link –…
Found by Hock Keong in Singapore. Hock states – The Glenboig brick was found on Semakau Island, Singapore. Pulau Semakau, which was probably a prominent fishing village for many of the native sea folks for probably centuries, but were all resettled in the 1980s onto mainland Singapore. All the structures and homes were demolished, and…
Found by Ian Suddaby on the boundary of the old Bonnyside Brickworks site, Bonnybridge. I am not in possession of this example. The manufacturer of this brick is unknown. The find location would suggest Scottish origins but … Ian states – An interesting curiosity brick here, really a side arch with a thickened portion at…
