Scotland's Brick and Tile Manufacturing Industry

Found by Ian Suddaby in the Falkirk area. This example is not in my possession. Raewell Fire Brick Works, Meadowbank Brickworks, Falkirk. This is a baby fire brick. . . .

1931 – List of distinctive marks, trade names and trademarks appearing on bricks, tiles, stone and sanitary ware states that fire bricks stamped ‘Beaver’ were being manufactured by Campbell & Co along with bricks stamped ‘Phoenix’, ‘Vulcan’ and ‘Forth’. Roughcastle Firebrick Works, Bonnybridge, Stirlingshire. Such a brick is still to be located.      

Found in Bonnybridge. Forth II or Forth 11. Roughcastle Firebrick Works, Bonnybridge, Stirlingshire. . . .

Found by Ian Suddaby in woods once owned by the Bonnybridge Silica & Fireclay Co Ltd near Drum Farm, Bonnybridge. This example is not in my possession. Unidentified maker but the find location would suggest Scottish origins but … (Note – SBH – Bonnybridge Silica & Fireclay Co Ltd and Bonnyside Fireclay Works and Roughcastle…

The following brick was found on the south Bank of Tagus at Cacilhas, Lisbon, Portugal by Rui Ribolhos, Lisbon, Portugal. Empatia Arqueologia LDA. There were many shipyards in this vicinity. . . . Below – Forth – Roughcastle Firebrick Works, Bonnybridge, Stirlingshire.  

This brick was found by Emily Zeringue in a little town called Pierre Part, South Louisiana, USA. . . . . Below – Forth – Roughcastle Firebrick Works, Bonnybridge, Stirlingshire.

This brick is in the possession of Elena Alexeenko. It was found near Taganrog in the Rostov region of Russia. Roughcastle Firebrick Works, Bonnybridge, Stirlingshire. . . . .

Roughcastle Fireclay Mine, Bonnybridge, Falkirk, Stirlingshire. See also the Roughcastle Fireclay Works, Bonnybridge, Falkirk, Stirlingshire. Company names: Campbell & Co.; Dougall & Sons Dyson Refractories: J. & R. Howie Site names(S): Roughcastle Fireclay works Address: Roughcastle Fireclay Works, Bonnybridge Established: 1889 Ceased: 1964 Founder: J.Campbell Company history: – The site opened as a coal mine…

Found by Ali Martin in the Glenboig area. This appears to be baby fire brick or a salesman’s sample. I am not in possession of this example. Glenboig Union Fireclay Company, Glenboig, Lanarkshire. Alternative brickworks include: Glenboig Star Fireclay Works, Glenboig, Lanarkshire. Glenboig Fireclay Works, (Old Works) Glenboig, Lanarkshire . .  

Found near Yangon, Myanmar by Htin Kyaw. Roughcastle Firebrick Works, Bonnybridge, Stirlingshire. . . . .