Found by Michael Fallon in the Glasgow area.
Electric cable cover.
Southhook Fireclay Works, Kilmarnock, Ayrshire.
Alternative brickworks include:
Below – Note the concave/curved appearance of the underside. Most covers are flat on the underside.
Found by Martin Sneddon on a new house build site at Seamill near Ardrossan, North Ayrshire. This example is not in my possession. Southhook Fireclay Works, Kilmarnock, Ayrshire. Alternative brickworks include: Southhook Potteries, Bonnyton, Kilmarnock, Ayrshire. Southhook Fireclay Works, Dreghorn, Ayrshire. Below – ‘777’ Stamped on the salt-glazed sewer pipes. Some were stamped ’77’ but…
Found by Eddie McLean in the Glasgow area. This is stamped on two sides. Southhook Fireclay Works, Kilmarnock, Ayrshire. Alternative brickworks include: Southhook Potteries, Bonnyton, Kilmarnock, Ayrshire. Southhook Fireclay Works, Dreghorn, Ayrshire. . Below – Note the channel cutting through the left margin on this brick face.
Found by Eddie McLean in the Glasgow area. Southhook Fireclay Works, Kilmarnock, Ayrshire. Alternative brickworks include: Southhook Potteries, Bonnyton, Kilmarnock, Ayrshire. Southhook Fireclay Works, Dreghorn, Ayrshire. .
Found by Ian Suddaby at Gateside Colliery near Sanquhar. Ian states – In my experience cable covers are always standalone items but this one is clearly a modified brick. It’s 8½” long, 4¼” wide and 2½” thick. The top shows that the word ELECTRICITY was clearly added later as it has dragged through the edge of the…
Found by Eddie McLean in the Glasgow area. Southhook Fireclay Works, Kilmarnock, Ayrshire. This example is stamped to both sides. . . . .
Found in the Glasgow area by Eddie McLean. Electric cable cover. Southhook Fireclay Works, Kilmarnock, Ayrshire. Alternative brickworks include: Southhook Potteries, Bonnyton, Kilmarnock, Ayrshire. Southhook Fireclay Works, Dreghorn, Ayrshire.
Found by Eddie McLean in the Glasgow area. This double bullnose brick is stamped to both sides. The stamps on each side are upsidedown to one another. Southhook Fireclay Works, Kilmarnock, Ayrshire. Alternative brickworks include: Southhook Potteries, Bonnyton, Kilmarnock, Ayrshire. Southhook Fireclay Works, Dreghorn, Ayrshire. .
Found by Ian Watt in the Dechmont, West Lothian area. Callender Cable and Construction Co Ltd, Erith, London. Terracotta electric cable cover. Electric CC Regd no 804561 Danger Note the unexplained ‘pimpling’ .
Found by Nick Shaw in the Dingwall area. These appear to have been manufactured from a concrete /cement mix. The manufacturer is unknown but find the location would suggest Scottish origins but … Due to the find location, it is possible they were made at the Lairg Quarry and Brick Company Ltd, Lairg, Sutherland. ….
Found in Selkirk and kindly donated by Vicky Wood. Hurlford Fireclay Works, Hurlford, Kilmarnock, Ayrshire. . . . .
