Found at Castlecary Fireclay & Lime Works, Castlecary.
I believe this to be a Scottish product.
A collaboration between Weir Castlecary and Sankey.
Please see this link for my reasons – click me.
Note the thumbprint to top right.
Castlecary Fireclay & Lime Works, Castlecary, Stirlingshire.
usaFound by Ian Suddaby in Scotland. I am not is possession of this example. This appears to be a section of lining for a stove or a range. It is possible that ‘Trojan’ was a trademark for a range or a stove and that these bricks were manufactured to line same. RH – Right hand….
Found in the Wemyss area of Fife. Note the thumbprint to the top right. Unknown maker. Find location and stamp may suggest Scottish origins but … The 2 most likely Scottish makers are Bonnybridge Silica and Fireclay Co Ltd, Bonnybridge and the Eglinton Silica Brick Co. Ltd, Dundyvan, Coatbridge However, this reference is also a…
This brick was found by Omar Pérez near Villa María, in Córdoba, Argentina. Omar states – I am a philatelist and scholar of the Argentine railways and their traveling postal brands. I am about to edit the first whole of a book. More than 40 years ago we found with a friend, now deceased, some…
Found in the Glasgow area by Eddie McLean. Castlecary Fireclay & Lime Works, Castlecary, Stirlingshire. . . . .
This unstamped clay pipe was found by Geoff Hancock in a shed on Raws Farm, near Sandford, Strathaven. South Lanarkshire. Its provenance prior to that is unknown. It is likely to have been for channelling water. There are several local disused tileworks that this may have been manufactured at but it also has the look…
Found at Oakvale, Livingston. Heathfield Fireclay Works, Heathfield, Lanarkshire. Alternative brickworks include: Cardowan Fireclay Works, Lanarkshire. . . Below – A similar stamp on a brick found at the same location by Ian Suddaby. Note the lazy ‘O’ which is lying on its side. Note the thumbprint to the bottom left.
Found by Ian Suddaby at Bruntons, Musselburgh. This example is not in my possession. Castlecary Fireclay & Lime Works, Castlecary, Stirlingshire. . . .
Found by Eddie McLean in the Glasgow area. The manufacturer of this brick is unknown. The find location would suggest Scottish origins. Other Sankey Aluma stamped bricks are thought to have been manufactured by Craigend Refractories Ltd, Falkirk. Click me. .
This brick is in the possession of John Stevens. John states – I believe it came from a fireplace in an old north Brisbane home here in Queensland. Note the thumbprint to the bottom left. Blochairn Sand and Fire Clay Co, Blochairn, Glasgow. . .
This brick was found by Gustavo Agustín Coronel. He lives in the City of Malagueño Córdoba, Argentina. Gustavo states (apologies for the quality of the google translation) – I would like to tell you that since last year I have been researching and studying the history of our city, this study was carried out mainly…
