This photograph is depicted in a book entitled “And so we graft from six to six” by Warwick Gemmell.
This brick was found in New South Wales, Australia.
I am not in possession of this brick.
Robert Brown & Son, Ferguslie Fire Clay Works, Paisley.
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The following Scottish bricks were found by Tim Westley in and around Sydney Harbour, Australia. . . . . Below – Ferguslie Patent – Robert Brown & Son, Ferguslie Fire Clay Works, Paisley. Below – Gartcraig – Gartcraig Fire Clay Works, By Millerston, Glasgow. Below – Hurll – Garnqueen Fireclay Works, Glenboig, Lanarkshire Alternative brickworks…
Spotted by Gary Buckham in the Midlothian area and recovered by Ian Suddaby. This example is not in my possession. Note the ‘Robt’ abbreviation which is unusual for the Robert Brown Stamps. Note also the two reversed ‘N’s. The lettering is also raised. Robert Brown & Son, Ferguslie Fireclay Works and Caledonian Brick and Tile…
Found by Carol Woods on the shore of San Francisco Bay in Hayward, California. . . . . Below – The brick stamp should read ‘Patent R Brown & Son, Paisley’ – Robert Brown & Son, Ferguslie Fireclay Works and Caledonian Brick and Tile Works, Paisley, Renfrewshire
Found by Hock Keong in Singapore. Hock states – This half a brick from a hilly area beside a road, Clementi Road, but which used to be Reformatory Road, before the road was re-named. The location is a short distance away from the grounds of the former Reformatory School which started in February 1901, for…
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 and Caledonian Brick and Tile Works, Paisley.
Found in the Paisley area. obert Brown & Son, Ferguslie Fireclay Works and Caledonian Brick and Tile Works, Paisley. This example has raised lettering on one side and indented letters on the other. . . . .
Found Paisley. obert Brown & Son, Ferguslie Fireclay Works and Caledonian Brick and Tile Works, Paisley. . . . .
Many thanks to Terrence Honore and the Palmiste Historical Society for the following information. These Scottish bricks were found on the Cedar Grove, Canaan Palmiste Estates, Trinidad. They were formerly owned by Scotsmen like the Lamonts. A chimney of bricks from that era 1810, still stands, along with bridges and a few other structures. The…
Found by Clive Bostock near Pickering, North Yorkshire. Possibly manufactured by Robert Brown & Son, Ferguslie Fireclay Works and Caledonian Brick and Tile Works, Paisley. This would be prior to 1902 as Robert Brown and Son became a limited company then and used ‘Ltd’ in their stamps thereafter. Mansfield Brothers, Tileworks Manufactury, Church Gresley, may…
Found by Steve Cogle in the Portobello area. Note the letters are raised on this example and unusually, the ‘LTD’ sits below the maker’s name. Robert Brown & Son, Ferguslie Fireclay Works and Caledonian Brick and Tile Works, Paisley. . . .
