Found in the Glasgow area by Eddie McLean.
The ‘D’ within a Diamond is the trademark of Dyson Refractories Ltd who were based in England. They bought over the James Dougall, Bonnybridge Works.
These Dyson bricks were made at the East Works at Bonnybridge (Dougall/Dyson site).
James Dougall & Sons Ltd, Bonnybridge, Stirlingshire
Alternative brickworks include:
Found by Reuben Bartolo in a fireplace in Mosta, Malta. Reuben states – The building itself is from the 1500s, I would guess the fireplace is around 1950s. The bricks were between the limestone blocks, behind the fireplace itself. James Dougall & Sons Ltd, Bonnybridge, Stirlingshire Alternative brickworks include: Bonnyside Brickworks, Bonnybridge, Stirlingshire. .
Found by Ian Suddaby This example is not in my possession. James Dougall & Sons Ltd, Bonnybridge, Stirlingshire. Alternative brickworks include: Bonnyside Brickworks, Bonnybridge, Stirlingshire.
Found at James Dougalls, Bonnyside, Bonnybridge. Unknown maker Find location would suggest Scottish origins but … it could actually be a James Dougall & Sons product. . . . .
Found on Curaçao. (Dutch Caribbean). . Below – Dougall James Dougall & Sons Ltd, Bonnybridge, Stirlingshire Alternative brickworks include: Bonnyside Brickworks, Bonnybridge, Stirlingshire. Below – Thistle Stein, Castlecary Fireclay Works, Castlecary, Stirlingshire. Stein, Manuel Firebrick and Refractory Works, Whitecross, Stirlingshire. Stein & Co, Anchor Brickworks, Denny, Stirlingshire. Milnquarter Fireclay & Gannister Works, Bonnybridge, Stirlingshire
Found by John Visser on an old plantation in Suriname in South America which has Scottish origins. Below – Dougall – James Dougall & Sons Ltd, Bonnybridge, Stirlingshire Alternative brickworks include: Bonnyside Brickworks, Bonnybridge, Stirlingshire. Hyslop – Airdrie House Brickworks, Airdrie, Lanarkshire. Alternative brickworks include: Kipps, Coatbridge, Lanarkshire. Carfin – Carfin Brickworks, Carfin, Motherwell, North Lanarkshire or…
Found in the Dundee area by Brian Whyte. This example is not in my possession. James Dougall & Sons Ltd, Bonnybridge, Stirlingshire Alternative brickworks include: Bonnyside Brickworks, Bonnybridge, Stirlingshire. .
The following bricks were found by Didier Morin-Laprise on the shore at Port-Menier on Anticosti Island, Canada. James Dougall & Sons Ltd, Bonnybridge, Stirlingshire. Alternative brickworks include: Bonnyside Brickworks, Bonnybridge, Stirlingshire. and Gartcraig Fire Clay Works, By Millerston, Glasgow.
Found at the old Bonnyside Brickworks, Bonnybridge. This could be stamped either B 8024 or B 8924. The manufacturer is unknown but the find site would suggest the maker is James Dougall. James Dougall & Sons Ltd, Bonnybridge, Stirlingshire Alternative brickworks include: Bonnyside Brickworks, Bonnybridge, Stirlingshire. Below – Side view showing part of the tongue…
Found at the old Bonnyside Brickworks, Bonnybridge. James Dougall & Sons Ltd, Bonnybridge, Stirlingshire Alternative brickworks include: Bonnyside Brickworks, Bonnybridge, Stirlingshire. . .
The following items were found in spoil heaps associated with the Bonnyside Brickworks, Bonnybridge. These items are all related to works carried out in the laboratory at Bonnyside Brickworks. Most large fire clay works, as Bonnyside was, employed chemical analysts and technicians etc in an on-site laboratory. Their products and no doubt the products of…
