Scotland's Brick Manufacturing Industry

Found by Ian Suddaby at Inverboyndie, Aberdeenshire. Dykehead Firebrick Works, Bonnybridge, Stirlingshire. . . . .

Canmore – Dykehead Fireclay Works Source Falkirk Museum and Archives – George Turnbull and Company, Dykehead Brickworks, Bonnybridge. Established 1839. Founder Miss Margaret Donald. The works never became profitable and she eventually sold them to marry and emigrated to Australia. The site was later taken over by George Turnbull & Co. The works stood on…

Bonnymuir Brick and Tile Works, Bonnybridge. Established prior to 1867. It is possible that G Turnbull & Co operated this site in conjunction with the Woodlea Brick Works at one time Falkirk Archives. Below – 1839 – The advert below infers that George Turnbull & Co were established at the Bonnymuir Works in 1839. Works…

Found in the Falkirk area and kindly donated by Nick Basden. Dykehead Firebrick Works, Bonnybridge, Stirlingshire. . . . .

Found by Eddie McLean in the Glasgow area. Dykehead Firebrick Works, Bonnybridge, Stirlingshire. . . . .  

Found by Ian Suddaby in Edinburgh. This example is not in my possession. The circular central mark is very interesting but unexplained. Dykehead Firebrick Works, Bonnybridge, Stirlingshire . . Below – The same stamp on a broken example photographed in Carlisle by Graham Brooks. Note what looks like a small letter ‘V’ at the 12…

Found by Harry Wilson in the Bonnybridge area. Dykehead Firebrick Works, Bonnybridge, Stirlingshire. . . . .

Found by Ian Suddaby near Turriff in Aberdeenshire. This is not in my possession. Dykehead Firebrick Works, Bonnybridge, Stirlingshire. . . .

Found by Ian Suddaby near Turriff in Aberdeenshire. This is not in my possession. Dykehead Firebrick Works, Bonnybridge, Stirlingshire. . . .

Found in Falkirk. Dykehead Firebrick Works, Bonnybridge, Stirlingshire. GR’s Dykehead  – probably stands for General Refractories. GR-Stein Refractories Ltd – Formed by merger in 1970 of John G Stein & Co and General Refractories of Sheffield. GR- Stein became a subsidiary of Hepworth Ceramic Holdings Ltd. General Refractories was formed in 1929. It acquired, amongst others, the…