Found by Paula on Prince Edward Island, Canada.
It was found near to where Sardine Canneries were once located – now long since gone.
This brick was kindly shipped back to Scotland by Paula – there will not be many bricks that have crossed the North Atlantic Ocean and back again! She sailed from Ville St Laurent, QC on 19/08/2015 aboard the Industrial Chief, landing at Hartlepool, UK on 24/09/2015.
Etna Brickworks, Armadale, West Lothian.
Alternative brickworks include:
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Canada Post tracking CC211310180CA
| Date | Time | Location | Description | Retail Location | Signatory Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015/09/29 | 12:14 | TD8 6JD,United Kingdom | Item successfully delivered | ||
| 2015/09/26 | 04:21 | P21971,United Kingdom | Item has arrived at the delivery office in the destination country | ||
| 2015/09/24 | 14:56 | GBCVTA,United Kingdom | International item is in transit to the delivery office. | ||
| 14:52 | GBCVTA,United Kingdom | Item has arrived in foreign country | |||
| 10:01 | GBCVTA, | International shipment has arrived in a foreign country | |||
| 2015/08/19 | 08:06 | VILLE ST-LAURENT, QC | International item being forwarded to destination country | ||
| 2015/08/13 | 06:33 | DIEPPE, NB | Item processed | ||
| 2015/08/12 | 12:11 | SUMMERSIDE, PE | Item processed | ||
| 10:30 | SUMMERSIDE, PE | Item accepted at the Post Office |
The following bricks are in a collection owned by Josh Bra. They were recovered from an old garden path at a house in Chinchen Street, Islington, New South Wales. . . . Below – Gartcraig – Gartcraig Fire Clay Works, By Millerston, Glasgow. Below – Glenboig – Glenboig Union Fireclay Company, Glenboig, Lanarkshire. Alternative brickworks include:…
The following bricks were found by Vladimir Smirnov near Perm, Russian. 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 . Below – BCM/Thistle. Below – Thistle.
Found by Larie Sam M. Yanga in the backyard of a house at San Enrique Negros Occidental, Philippines. . . . . Below – Gartcraig – Gartcraig Fire Clay Works, By Millerston, Glasgow.
These ‘P & M Hurll, Glasgow’ bricks were photographed by Harry Hughes at the Widow Sammons House, Carrowkennedy, Republic of Ireland. Note the reversed letter ‘S’. The owner of the house said the bricks were on the floor. He has reused the old bricks to form a hearth for a stove. This is a link…
This brick was found by Syeeba Medina Azza in an abandoned fortress at Oranje Nassau near Banjarbaru City, Kalimantan. This fortress was built in 1849. . . . Below – Patent R. Brown & Son, Paisley – Robert Brown & Son, Ferguslie Fireclay Works, Paisley, Renfrewshire
The following brick was found on the south Bank of Tagus at Cacilhas, Lisbon, Portugal by Rui Ribolhos, Lisbon, Portugal. Empatia Arqueologia LDA. There were many shipyards in this vicinity. . . . Below – Forth – Roughcastle Firebrick Works, Bonnybridge, Stirlingshire.
Found in the Hudson Valley in New York, USA by Hunter Cantrell. Note the Glenboig ‘star’ trademark under the ‘N’ of Glenboig. Glenboig Union Fireclay Company, Glenboig, Lanarkshire. Alternative brickworks include: Glenboig Star Fireclay Works, Glenboig, Lanarkshire. Glenboig Fireclay Works, (Old Works) Glenboig, Lanarkshire .
Many thanks to Colin Rogers for the following information and photographs. This white enamelled sink stamped J & R H Ltd, was found in Montevideo, Uruguay by Colin’s wife, Sonsoles Baison. Colin states – Part of the stamp says “Made in Britain” and in Spanish “aprobado por A.N.D.A.” which means approved by Anda. There is…
This ‘Muir’ stamped brick was found by Gustavo Coronel and Leonardo Brizuela at a lime kiln at Barrio, Montevideo, Argentina. As this is a fire brick it was possibly manufactured at the Boghead Brick and Fireclay Company, Bathgate sometime between 1898 and c. 1928 when Messrs Muir operated the works. . . . . ….
Found at Oakvale, Livingston. Note the ‘9’ appears to be an upside down’6′ and the ‘T’ has serifs which is very unusual on an Etna stamped brick. Etna Brickworks, Armadale, West Lothian. Alternative brickworks include: West Works, Armadale, West Lothian. .
