Found at the Etna / Atlas Works, Bathville.
CRATER GB – Atlas / Etna Works – 1880/1890 – 1970s
The Bricks of Bathville and Armadale: Including ‘Crater GB’ manufactured at either the Etna or Atlas Brickworks, Bathville.
Atlas Brickworks, Bathville, Armadale, West Lothian.
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Etna Brickworks, Bathville, Armadale, West Lothian.
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…
Found by Molly Buckley in a dump in Broxburn, West Lothian. I am not in possession of this example (It was left in situ – hopefully it can be relocated again one day). The manufacturer of this brick is unknown. It was however found in close proximity to the Etna and Altas Brickworks where many…
Found by Bill Kellett. Bill states – This one was found in 2014 or 15 offshore at Union Bay, Vancouver Island, Canada. Union Bay was a shipping terminus for coal during the early part of the 20th Century. Atlas Brickworks, Bathville, Armadale, West Lothian. . .
Christine Warren, Canada writes – I took the attached in Pictou, Nova Scotia, Canada in 2011. Pictou is known as the birthplace of New Scotland. Bricks stamped ‘Etna’, ‘Thistle’ and ‘Gartcraig Scotland Gaskil’ form part of a blacksmiths forge at the ironworks in Pictou, Nova Scotia. Etna Brickworks, Armadale, West Lothian. Alternative brickworks include: West…
Found by Steve Cogle in a debris dump in the Seafield area of Edinburgh. This is an oversized brick. Etna Brickworks, Armadale, West Lothian. Alternative brickworks include: West Works, Armadale, West Lothian. .
This is a product of Ibstock when they took over the Etna Brickworks c. 1996. It was found on-site by Joe Pason who worked there at the time. As far as Joe recalls, this product was manufactured and stamped on-site. Etna Brickworks, Armadale, West Lothian. Alternative brickworks include: West Works, Armadale, West Lothian. . .
Found on the site of the old Atlas and Etna Brickworks, Bathgate. Manufacturer unknown but the find location, the style of lettering and the ‘look’ of the brick suggests a high probability that this is a product of the Atlas Brickworks, Bathville, Armadale, West Lothian or the Etna Brickworks, Armadale, West Lothian. Alternative brickworks include:…
Found at Muirhead, Lanarkshire. Atlas Brickworks, Bathville, Armadale, West Lothian. . . . .
Found by Ian Suddaby at the site of the old Jenny Lind Brickworks, Lanarkshire. This example is not in my possession. Etna Brickworks, Armadale, West Lothian. Alternative brickworks include: West Works, Armadale, West Lothian. .
Found at the old Atlas Brickworks site. Atlas Brickworks, Bathville, Armadale, West Lothian . . . .
