Boghead Glasgow brick found in Canada
— 24/04/2026Found by Barry Campbell on the south shore of English Bay near Kitslano, Vancouver, Canada. Boghead Fireclay Works, Bathgate, West Lothian. . . . .
Many thanks to Artem Pogribnyy for the following information and his very generous donation of the brick.
Artem states – The ‘A Glenboig’ brick was found in the village of Budy near Kharkov there was a very large factory of Kuznetsov for the production of faience ware. In the neighbouring Yekaterinoslav province, Kuznetsov had another factory where he produced bricks for his stoves. I found these bricks with a characteristic stamp with the initials “M S K” (Mikhail Sergeevich Kuznetsov) in large numbers on the ruins of a factory in Budy near Kharkov. I also found many Glenboig and London bricks there. The structure of the brick, the design of the brand and the letters completely match the original Kuznetsov bricks. Based on these three factors –
1. Glenboig bricks are found in the Kuznetsov factory in large quantities.
2. The design and structure of the bricks are identical.
3. Popularity of Glenboig in Ukraine and Russia


