Gartcraig 3
— 20/06/2022Found by Tracy Ellington in a burn in Millhouse, Tighnabruaich, Argyll and Bute. I am not in possession of this example. Gartcraig Fire Clay Works, By Millerston, Glasgow. . . .
Gartcraig brick found in Queensland, Australia.
Found by Judy Baldwin in Queensland, Australia.
The bricks were used as a floor in a meatworks where they killed beef and pork and boiled it down. There is also a large underground tank made of bricks concreted together.
The other brick in the picture marked Campbell would appear to be a product of James Campbell & Sons, Brisbane. Mr Campbell was of Scottish descent. – click me
(Note – SBH – They could also be a product of the Campbell & Co, Roughcastle Fireclay Works, Bonnybridge, Stirlingshire, Scotland).
Gartcraig Fire Clay Works, By Millerston, Glasgow.
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