Brick shortages in Scotland
— 16/04/201701/01/1824 – The Scots Magazine – Glasgow – There have been a great many additions
Read moreArticles associated with Scotlands brick and tile manufacturing industry – directly and indirectly.
01/01/1824 – The Scots Magazine – Glasgow – There have been a great many additions
Read moreA brick tax was first proposed in 1756 but was rejected and again in 1778. However, at the end of the
Read moreWhen examining brickmarks it soon became evident that many letters were reversed. The letters ‘S’
Read moreOn a recent visit to Drum Farm, Bonnybridge, Scotland I came across 2 interesting modes of ventilating
Read moreCallendar Brick and Fireclay Co Ltd, Falkirk – Roll Briquette Fireback Sole manufacturers for Scotland
Read moreThese kindly donated by Tam Moffet who found them during the demolition of the Etna Brickworks, West
Read moreArticle by Ian Suddaby. The Red Burn in East Lothian is barely moving just now (22/04/2020) but it’s
Read moreBelow – 18/03/1863 – Glasgow Morning Journal – Houses for the working classes –
Read moreStein, Castlecary Fireclay Works, Castlecary, Stirlingshire. Stein, Manuel Firebrick and Refractory Works,
Read more09/01/1897 – Dundee Advertiser – Cork Pavement for the Waverley Station. —The contract
Read moreCanmore Info Craigend Brickworks Ltd was established in 1938 on the site of the drift mine at Craigend,
Read moreDalbeattie has a ghost story – A desperately sad tale of the brick kiln that stood near the bottom
Read more05/09/1941 – Carluke and Lanark Gazette – To control bricks – Mr Lockhart W Hutson,
Read more(Note – SBH – If anyone has any information on Corporal Smith and his connection with Ayrshire,
Read moreEmile Francois Duvoisin (Born Yverdon 06/09/1852 – 1937). P & M Hurll, Gartliston and Garnqueen
Read moreFollowing consultation with Moses Jenkins, HES, it is believed that bricks marked Woodison Steel (and
Read more17/04/1865 – Glasgow Herald – To let – several large and extensive waste hills in
Read more1776 – 1847 – William Weston Young (1776–1847) Quaker Entrepreneur of Bristol and Glamorganshire;
Read moreBelow – A brick showing the irregularities caused by a stone in the mix. This was found near Jedburgh
Read more19/01/1843 – The Sydney Morning Herald, NSW – Gilchrist and Alexander, 1 George Street,
Read moreDuring the process of collecting bricks for my collection, I come across many duplicates. The following
Read moreIn a steam engine, the firebox is the area where the fuel is burned, producing heat to boil the
Read moreThis unmarked firebrick was found at the Baileyfield Glass Works, Portobello and kindly donated to my
Read moreFound by Craig Muirhead on 17/09/2012. Craig is a keen scuba diver and was diving on the wreck of the
Read moreFoxley’s patent beaded bricks for gardens. It appears from the details below that these bricks
Read moreThese old stamped Scottish bricks are full of character and history. I have had some of my duplicates
Read more30/01/1894 – SV Loch Shiel sinks at Milford Haven, Wales. 1.277 ton fully-rigged iron sailing ship,
Read moreGeneral Refractories Limited, Sheffield, England and Scottish connections. Below – 1930‘s
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