Found Barrhead, Glasgow.
Unidentified maker.
Find location would suggest Scottish origins but …
FCO – Probably made for the South American railway network as per this link Click me
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Below – A similar stamp on a brick found by Ian Suddaby in Bonnybridge on the boundary between the old Dykehead Fireclay Works and the Bonnybridge Silica and Fireclay Works.
Found by Ian Suddaby in the High Bonnybridge area. This example is not in my possession. Bonnybridge Silica & Fireclay Co Ltd, Bonnybridge. alt Calder Firebrick Works, Airdrie, Lanarkshire. alt Chapelhall Works, Lanarkshire. Hepworth Ceramic Holdings plc (GR-Stein Refractories Ltd. parent co) bought the Bonnybridge Silica & Fireclay Co. Ltd in 1972, closed Bonnybridge works…
Found by Ian Suddaby in Penicuik, Midlothian. This example is not in my possession. The reference to ‘Penicuik’ may well be a reference to the customer ordering the product. There might also be another letter stamped below the word ‘Bluebell’. Stein, Castlecary Fireclay Works, Castlecary, Stirlingshire. Stein, Manuel Firebrick and Refractory Works, Whitecross, Stirlingshire. Stein…
Found on the site of the old Hurll, Garnqueen Brickworks. Although the manufacturer of this brick is unknown it is, because of the find location and other related stamps, very likely that this was manufactured at Garnqueen by Hurll. Garnqueen Fireclay Works, Glenboig, Lanarkshire Alternative brickworks include: Gartliston Fireclay Works, Glenboig, Lanarkshire. Building bricks at…
Found by Peter Shapter in the at Kelligrews, Newfoundland, Canada. Peter states – It was found near an abandoned railway track so it may have been in a firebox of a locomotive. If my suspicion is correct it had a firebox for coal. But it may have been converted to oil-fired in its last days…
Found by Ian Suddaby in High Bonnybridge, Bonnybridge. This example is not in my possession. The manufacturer is unknown. The find location would suggest this is a Scottish product and manufactured by one of several fire brick makers in the area for the Indian Railways. It is possible that SIR may stand for South Indian…
Found in the High Bonnybridge area by Ian Suddaby. Unidentified manufacturer. The find location would suggest Scottish origins. Several brickworks in the Bonnybridge area manufactured fire bricks for the South American railway companies. FCB – Probably made for the South American railway network as per this link although it is uncertain exactly which South American…
Found by Jamie Macvie on a rubble track on a coastal site in Orkney. This example is not in my possession. The manufacturer of this brick is unknown. The find location would suggest Scottish origins but … The brick is broken on the right-hand side so the ‘WH’ may not be a complete mark. This…
Found by Ian Suddaby at the Old Bonnyside Brickworks, Bonnybridge. This example is not in my possession. Ian states – There is a piece of this small firebrick missing but it’s still an interesting find. The remaining portion measures 7″ long, 4″ wide and 2″ thick. The main stamp reads: ESSE COOKER 42″ There is…
Found at the site of the old Bonnyside Brickworks, Bonnybridge. Unidentified maker. Find location would suggest Scottish origins but … Considering the find site, this may well be a James Dougall product. It is very likely that HOU stands for the customer’s name or business. . John Bramall points out that a possible customer could…
Found on the site of the old Bonnyside Brickworks, Bonnybridge. I believe this brick was manufactured for the South American Railway network. Click me. Unidentified manufacturer but considering the find site and the fact it was found in a pile of bricks stamped ‘Dougall’, it is quite likely this will be a Bonnyside Brickworks product….
