Found by Ian Suddaby in the Ravenscraig, Motherwell area.
This example is not in my possession.
Roughcastle Firebrick Works, Bonnybridge, Stirlingshire.
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Found by Bill Duff in the Grangemouth area. This example is not in my possession. This fire brick is stamped on both sides. Forth – Roughcastle Firebrick Works, Bonnybridge, Stirlingshire. This is a link for a connection between Castlecary and Sankey but with this brick it appears there was also a similar connection between Forth…
Found by Michèle Côté and Marc Trudel on the beach along the Gaspé shore of Percé, Québec Canada. The ‘Gartcraig’ brick is most definitely Scottish. It was found near to a brick stamped ‘Vulcan’ which may also be Scottish as ‘Vulcan’ is a trademark of Campbell & Co, Roughcastle Fireclay Works, Bonnybridge, Stirlingshire. (However, ‘Vulcan’…
The following Scottish bricks were found by Nadav Biran along the Bat-Galim neighbourhood in Haifa, Israel. Nadav states – The location is just right on the water line where the waves are eroding the rocks and the construction debris. This area used to be a dumping site of construction debris so it is rich in…
This lovely example of a ‘Forth’ brick was found by Uri Geller during the refurbishment of a museum he owns in Old Jaffa, Israel. The building sits on top of an old olive oil soap factory and this brick was found inside an old furnace which formed part of the works. Roughcastle Firebrick Works, Bonnybridge,…
Found by Segev Moisa on the beach at Jaffa, Israel. Roughcastle Firebrick Works, Bonnybridge, Stirlingshire. . . . .
Found by Fabrizio Morelli in the foundations of his house at Huinca Renanco, Córdoba, Argentina. The house was built in 1927. Below – BAP Forth – Roughcastle Firebrick Works, Bonnybridge, Stirlingshire. I believe this brick is manufactured for the South American Railway network. click here. . Below -BAP = Buenos Aires and Pacific Railway. “LGSM” is an…
Found by Chris Tilney in the Northumbria area. This example is not in my possession. Roughcastle Firebrick Works, Bonnybridge, Stirlingshire. . . .
1931 – “A list of distinctive marks, trade names and trademarks appearing on bricks, tiles, stone and sanitary ware” states that fire bricks stamped ‘Beaver’ were being manufactured by Campbell & Co along with bricks stamped ‘Phoenix’, ‘Vulcan’ and ‘Forth’. (Note – SBH – I have a hard copy of this document. I have not…
Found by Ian Suddaby at Tamfourhill, Falkirk. This example is not in my possession. Roughcastle Firebrick Works, Bonnybridge, Stirlingshire. . . .
Found by Ian Suddaby at Tamfourhill, Falkirk. This example is not in my possession. Roughcastle Firebrick Works, Bonnybridge, Stirlingshire. I believe this brick is manufactured for the South American Railway network. click here. FCCC also stands for the Central Cordoba Railway, Argentina. .
