Found Cruden Bay Brickworks.
Caledonia Fireclay Works, Paisley, Renfrewshire
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Found by Meredith Gedge-Hawkins in the Ottawa River off Jacques Cartier Park in Gatineau, Quebec Canada. . . . . Below – Gartcraig Scotland No 1 – Gartcraig Fire Clay Works, by Millerston, Glasgow. . Below – Gartcraig – Gartcraig Fire Clay Works, by Millerston, Glasgow. Below – Glenboig – Glenboig Union Fireclay Company, Glenboig,…
Many thanks to Terrence Honore and the Palmiste Historical Society for the following information. These Scottish bricks were found on the Cedar Grove, Canaan Palmiste Estates, Trinidad. They were formerly owned by Scotsmen like the Lamonts. A chimney of bricks from that era 1810, still stands, along with bridges and a few other structures. The…
The following bricks were found in the area of Mount Parker, Quarry Bay, Hong Kong by Jade Ling, Kenny Tang and team. Jade is retired and states – In the past few years, I started to find historical remains in Hong Kong and searched for their background stories. The bricks attached are all related to…
Found by Michael Fallone in the Glasgow area. Caledonia Fireclay Works, Paisley, Renfrewshire. . . . .
02/05/1873 – Glasgow Herald – Serious accident in clay pit – Yesterday afternoon a, young lad named John Burns, residing at 10 Old Sneddon Street, was severely injured by the falling of a large piece of rock from the roof of the clay pit belonging to Speir, Gibb & Young, on the Greenock Road. The…
Found in Paisley. Speirs Gibb & Co, Caledonia Fireclay Works, Paisley. Caledonia stamped to rear. The lettering on the Speirs and Gibb side is raised and the lettering on the Caledonia side is the more normal pressed style. . . . Below – The same stamp as on both sides of the above brick…
The following Scottish bricks were found by Igor Tarasov in Vladivostok, Russia. The bricks were found in ruined furnaces which formed part of the Soviet Army barracks in Vladivostok. Firebricks stamped ‘Boghead’ and ‘Scotia’ and a building brick marked ‘Mac Brand’ The manufacturing origins of the Scotia and Mac Brand are not confirmed but I believe…
Found by Michael Fallone in the Glasgow area. Speirs Gibb & Young, Caledonia Fireclay Works, Paisley. . . . . Below – The same stamp on a bullnose example found in the Glasgow area by Michael Fallone.
Found by Eddie McLean in Glasgow. Caledonia Fireclay works, Paisley, Renfrewshire. . . . .
Found by Eddie McLean in the Glasgow area. Caledonia Fireclay works, Paisley, Renfrewshire . . . .
