Gartcraig found in Lahaina, Maui by James Craft
Seen at the mini-market mall area in Lahaina, Maui. The ones in Lahaina were in one of the two giant smokestacks that were once part of a sugar cane refinery. They tore the one down and used the firebrick in Lahaina. The other smokestack was preserved with funds from local donations.
Gartcraig Fire Clay Works, By Millerston, Glasgow
Found by Gustavo Fernetti at the Central Workshops of Ferrocarril Central Argentino, Rosario, Argentina. (Note – SBH – This is an Argentinian Railway.) The Bricks of Bathville and Armadale: Including ‘Crater GB’ manufactured at either the Etna or Atlas Brickworks, Bathville. Atlas Brickworks, Bathville, Armadale, West Lothian. or Etna Brickworks, Bathville, Armadale, West Lothian. ….
Found by Pavel Ilatovsky in the basement of an old iron works which dates back at least 150 years. The iron works were located in Pitkyaranta, Karelia, St Petersburg, Russia. Garnkirk Fireclay Works, Garnkirk, Lanarkshire . . .
Found by Tassiane Freitas in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. Tassiane states – “This brick was found in the backyard of my house in Arroio dos Ratos. It was probably removed from the building of the old thermoelectric power plant in the city (The first one in Brazil, which is 1924 and was dismantled in…
Found by Hock Keong in Singapore. Hock found the Dougall brick in the he rubble of a former gasworks in Singapore (operated 1862-1998). James Dougall & Sons Ltd, Bonnybridge, Stirlingshire. Alternative brickworks include: Bonnyside Brickworks, Bonnybridge, Stirlingshire. .
The following bricks were found near to the Oil Refinery, Pointe A Pierre, Trinidad. Many thanks to Tony Bedassie for forwarding the photos. . . . Below – Nettle A1 O – Stein, Manuel Firebrick and Refractory Works, Whitecross, Stirlingshire. Below – 3934? Thistle – Stein, Castlecary Fireclay Works, Castlecary, Stirlingshire. Below – Glenboig A-1….
Many thanks to Cris Pasquali for the following photographs and information. Cris states ” I found these bricks in the Northern part of my city Rosario (Province of Santa Fe) on the coast of the Parana River. From the late nineteenth century to the mid twentieth century, railway, port and industrial activities were developed in…
Found by Chris Hill, Jack Whittles and Christa Stone at Mount Sicker, near Duncan, British Columbia, Canada. The area was a small mining community which operated c. 1898 – 1909. Information Gartcraig Fire Clay Works, By Millerston, Glasgow. These bricks were stamped with an ‘X’ or a small square and would appear to be variations…
Diego Maciel from Argentina found these bricks in an Argentinian bake house. Unidentified maker. Find location would suggest Scottish origins but….. (Note – SBH – As per the ‘BWC Great Britain‘ brick it is thought that this brick was manufactured at the Etna Brick Works, Bathville.) . . He believes they were imported as the…
(Note – SBH – I am not convinced these works were a brick or fire clay works but I have added them for interests sake for the time being) Below – 1885 – Glasgow Herald – Porcelain Bath and Fancy Clay Works, recently erected but not used and belonging to the cessio Estates of Oliver…
The following information and photographs have been supplied by Jack Whittles and Christa Stone from Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada. Jack states “Recently I have been collecting many bricks from a colliery site on Vancouver Island, British Columbia Canada. The Colliery was for the Cumberland Coal Mines that were in operation from about 1888 to 1961….
