Found by Chris Graham on the Scottish side of the Solway Firth.
This example is not in my possession.
Very likely a product of the Crown Fireclay Works, East Nelson Street, Glasgow.
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Below – A similar brick found at Calderbank, Airdrie by Ian Suddaby.
The following Scottish bricks were part of a collection owned by Ian Sneddon, New South Wales, Australia. They were all found at various unknown locations in Australia. . . . . Below – Caledonia – Caledonia Fireclay works, Paisley, Renfrewshire. Below – Gartcraig – Gartcraig Fire Clay Works, By Millerston, Glasgow. Below – Inverkeithing F &…
Found at Auchenheath, Lanarkshire. Note the ‘K’ is misaligned from the rest of the stamp. Crown Fireclay Works, East Nelson Street, Glasgow. . . . Below – The rear of the brick has a deep frog. The 2 vertical lines across the base of the frog are the outside margins of an indentation of unknown…
Found at Auchenheath, Lanarkshire. Crown Fireclay Works, East Nelson Street, Glasgow. . . . . Below – The rear of the brick has a deep frog. The 2 vertical lines across the base of the frog are the outside margins of an indentation of unknown origins or use.
The following two bricks are in the possession of Vladimir Smirnov. Both were found together in St Petersburg, Russia. Vladimir states – “A very nice A.PATRICK & Co was found in the basement of one of St.Petersburg downtown buildings. Also CROWN brick was in the same bricklaying” Crown Fireclay Works, East Nelson Street, Glasgow. ….
Found during an archaeology dig, Ravenswood, North Queensland, Australia. Photograph by kind permission of Dave Parkhill. Ravenswood is a small mining town and locality in the Charters Towers Region, Queensland, Australia. After the discovery of gold in 1868 through to the early 1900s, the township flourished and grew to nearly 5000 residents and boasted 48 hotels. Several…
Found at Auchenheath, Lanarkshire by John Ballantyne. Crown Fireclay Works, East Nelson Street, Glasgow. This was found along side a brick marked Crown Fire Brick Works, Glasgow and a brick marked Crown. . . .
Found at Auchenheath, Lanarkshire. Crown Fireclay Works, East Nelson Street, Glasgow. This was found along side a brick marked A.Patrick & Co, Crown Brand and a brick marked Crown . . . .
Found at Auchenheath, Lanarkshire. Crown Fireclay Works, East Nelson Street, Glasgow. This was found along side a brick marked A.Patrick & Co, Crown Brand and a brick marked Crown Fire Clay Works Glasgow. . . .
Found in Fife area – JC I believe this to be a product of Patrick & Brownlie Crown Brand (The Patrick connection is still to be ascertained / clarified) P.S Brownlie & Co, Crown Fireclay Works, East Nelson Street, Glasgow. TA – Corona, Glasgow . .
Crown Fire Clay Works, East Nelson Street, Gallowgate, Glasgow. (1872 – 1873 – Thomas Brownlie of Heatheryknowe Coal Co – House, 1 Carlton Terrace, North Woodside, Glasgow) (Heatheryknowe Coal Co., coal masters & manufacturers of fireclay goods, 182 Hope St.; depot, St Rollox). (Note – SBH – Could this be a Brownlie family connection?). 1880…
