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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This brick was found by Isabelle Leblanc in Sainte-Thérèse, Québec, Canada. Isabelle states that the brick was found at her house which was built in c. 1870. Below – ‘Hurll’ – Garnqueen Fireclay Works, Glenboig, Lanarkshire Alternative brickworks include: Gartliston Fireclay Works, Glenboig, Lanarkshire. Building bricks at Garscadden Works, Drumchapel.
This example was found by Graham Teede about 400m southeast of the old townsite of Kanowna east of Kalgoorlie, Australia. Graham states – Interestingly it was not near any other buildings as such which makes me think someone may have used it for a small furnace to smelt some gold. Although I’m sure there were fireplaces…
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…
This brick forms a set of steps at a house owned by Margaret Lesjak at Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia. Broken Hill is a frontier mining town in the far west of New South Wales, in the Australian outback. Gartcraig Fire Clay Works, By Millerston, Glasgow. . . .
Found on the site of the old Bonnyside Brickworks, Bonnybridge. Gartcraig Scotland – Gartcraig Fire Clay Works, by Millerston, Glasgow. . . . .
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….
Found at the site of the old Bonnyside Brickworks, Bonnybridge. Gartcraig Fire Clay Works, By Millerston, Glasgow. . . . .
Found on the site of the old Bonnyside Brickworks, Bonnybridge. Gartcraig Fire Clay Works, By Millerston, Glasgow. . . . .
Found by Ian Suddaby on the site of the old Bonnyside Brickworks, Bonnybridge. This example is not in my possession. ESR G or ESR C? Unidentified maker. The find location would suggest Scottish origins but … Considering the find location this is very likely a James Dougall product. This may also have been manufactured for…
Found by Ian Suddaby at the old James Dougall works, Bonnyside, Bonnybridge Unidentified maker. Find location would suggest Scottish origins but … Considering the find site, this may well be a James Dougall product. The initials may stand for some sort of Railway system in South America or India as per this link to bricks…
