Dykehead Bonnybridge brick found in Russia
— 17/04/2022Many thanks to Vladimir Smirnov for forwarding the following photograph and the find location. Found in Stalingrad (now Volgograd), Russia. Dykehead Fire Clay Works, Bonnybridge, Falkirk. . . .
Found North Ferriby, E.Yorks
This example is not in my possession – see brickmania
Dykehead Firebrick Works, Bonnybridge, Stirlingshire.
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Many thanks to Vladimir Smirnov for forwarding the following photograph and the find location. Found in Stalingrad (now Volgograd), Russia. Dykehead Fire Clay Works, Bonnybridge, Falkirk. . . .
Found by Eddie McLean in the Glasgow area. Dykehead Fire Clay Works, Bonnybridge, Falkirk. . . . .
This brick was found by Fred Kaesmacher in a recycling yard that stands on the site of a former sugar factory in St Kitts, Carribean. Fred states – The sugar factory was operated by the Saint Kitts Sugar Manufacturing Corporation. There was a large furnace on the site. . . . Below – ‘Dykehead’ –…
Found by Ian Suddaby in Bonnybridge. This example is not in my possession. Dykehead Fire Clay Works, Bonnybridge, Falkirk. GR Dykehead – probably stands for General Refractories. (Note – SBH – A similar example found is stamped GR’s. Has the – ‘s – fallen off this stamp or is this a variation on a theme?)….
Found by Ian Suddaby in Bonnybridge. This example is not in my possession. Dykehead Fire Clay Works, Bonnybridge, Falkirk. . . .
Found by Eddie McLean in the Glasgow area. SE 195 or SE/95. Dykehead Fire Clay Works, Bonnybridge, Falkirk. . . .
Found by Asger Christiansen at Tybrind, Denmark. Dykehead Fire Clay Works, Bonnybridge, Falkirk. . . . .
Established in 1899, Alexandra Brickworks was the first brickyard in Singapore to produce bricks using modern machinery on a large scale. Iconic public buildings like the former National Library at Stamford Road, Tiong Bahru SIT flats and Gillman Barracks were built with these bricks. Below – “This 1956 photograph of Alexandra Brickworks show 3 tall…
Found by Ian Suddaby in the Alloa area. This example is not in my possession. George Turnbull Company, Dykehead Fire Clay Works, Bonnybridge, Falkirk. . . .
Found by Adrian Boodan. Adrian states – I live in the Caribbean, Trinidad and Tobago. I obtained some Dykehead bricks from a nearby clay block factory where I live after they decommissioned a kiln. The kiln was constructed in 1969 and decommissioned last year. The kiln is at the Abel Block Factory at Longdenville, Trinidad,…