Many thanks to Rick Weber for the following photographs and information.
Rick states – We live in Western Head Nova Scotia Canada in the old Western Head schoolhouse built in 1859. I have a pile of old red bricks behind a tree on the edge of the marsh on our property. My wife notice them last May when we purchased the house. I was doing some yard work today and went over to the bricks and noticed the Gartcraig brick peeking out under one of the red bricks. I pulled it out, washed it off and immediately got on the internet to research my find. I was about to send you a picture of the brick but decided to go back to the pile and have another look. I picked every red brick off the pile and found the Gartcosh bricks in the muddy marsh! I’ve also sent pictures of the schoolhouse from way back in the day and a picture of it now so you can actually place the bricks with its original home. The red bricks were not stamped.
Below – Gartcraig Fire Clay Works, by Millerston, Glasgow.
Gartcosh Fireclay Works, Gartcosh, Glasgow.
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These bricks were found by Colin and James Smith in a wooded area near Oxtongue Lake, Ontario, Canada. The property has been a farm and a sawmill for the last 170 years and probably predates the village. Below – James Dougall & Sons Ltd, Bonnybridge, Stirlingshire. Alternative brickworks include: Bonnyside Brickworks, Bonnybridge, Stirlingshire. Note the two…
Found by Tom Laurie in Dumfriesshire. This example is not in my possession. The manufacturer of this brick is unknown. The find location and the name on the brick would suggest Scottish origins but … This brick appears to have been manufactured for Thomas Main, 130 Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow and branded with his details. He…
These bricks were found by Stephen Misener on the River Herbert, Nova Scotia, Canada. Gartcraig Fire Clay Works, By Millerston, Glasgow. . . . . .
This brick was found by Vince Dwyer on Bell Island, Newfoundland, Canada. 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. .
Found by Marie Pierre Synnott in Gaspe, Quebec, Canada. St Rollox Brickworks, Glasgow. . . . .
The following bricks were found by Rody McBrearty at at Miguasha Point, Quebec, Canada. James Dougall & Sons Ltd, Bonnybridge, Stirlingshire. Alternative brickworks include: Bonnyside Brickworks, Bonnybridge, Stirlingshire. . . .
Found by Esther Vincent in Peterborough, Ontario, Canada. Esther states ‘The Gartcraig bricks that were once part of my chimney and are now part of a retaining wall in my garden. I just finished the retaining wall today and thought I’d fire off these photos for you”. The yellow bricks on the top of the…
This brick was found in Waltham, Massachusetts, USA by Larry Cormier. Larry states ” My family purchased a home in Waltham Massachusetts in 1961. I believe it was built in the early 1920s. About 20 years ago we had some landscaping work done in the back yard and uncovered a brick walk. We left it…
The following photographs were kindly forwarded by Carol Durant, Vice President of the Rockingham District Historical Society in Western Australia. These Gartcraig stamped bricks are exhibited within the Rockingham Museum. The bricks were found locally and it is believed they would have been unloaded at the Port of Rockingham c. 1875 – 1908. Gartcraig Fire…
Found by Ian Suddaby at the site of the old Boghead Brickworks. This example is not in my possession. Boghead Fireclay Works, Bathgate, West Lothian. The origins of ‘RH & Co’ are unknown. It is not thought that the initials stand for any one-time owner of the company. There is a small fly in the…
