Scotland's Brick and Tile Manufacturing Industry

Found by Ian Suddaby at Spittal Beach, Berwick. This example is not in my possession. Castlecary Fireclay & Lime Works, Castlecary, Stirlingshire. Note the thumbprint to the top right corner. . .

The following bricks were found by Heather Harris. Heather states – I am located in Prince Edward Island, Canada, and there is a beach site in our capital, Charlottetown, that is covered in bricks and other building debris. The location formerly housed a hospital, called Falconwood, which was built in the 1870s as an asylum. Sadly,…

Found by Manfred Soto Diaz in Chile. Manfred states – I found some bricks here in Tierra del Fuego, specifically at Estancia Vicuña. Rawyards, Glasgow – Rawyards Brickworks, Airdrie, Lanarkshire. . . .

Found by Martyn Fretwell in the Sheffield area. This example is not in my possession. Glenboig Union Fireclay Company, Glenboig, Lanarkshire. Alternative brickworks include: Glenboig Star Fireclay Works, Glenboig, Lanarkshire. Glenboig Fireclay Works, (Old Works) Glenboig, Lanarkshire

Found by Germán Stoessel in Estancia Solano next to Comodoro Rivadavia, Chubut, Argentina. Germán states – Eighty-five years ago, that place had a kiln for making cement. It also had a railroad and a nascent oil industry. Stein, Castlecary Fireclay Works, Castlecary, Stirlingshire. Stein, Manuel Firebrick and Refractory Works, Whitecross, Stirlingshire. Stein & Co, Anchor…

Found in Gaspé, Québec, Canada by Josée Lemire. Morningside Fireclay Works, Wishaw, Lanarkshire. . . . .

Found by Louise Cathro-Dickson in Cyprus. Bonnybridge Silica & Fireclay Co Ltd, Bonnybridge. alt Calder Firebrick Works, Airdrie, Lanarkshire. alt Chapelhall Works, Lanarkshire. Hepworth Ceramic Holdings plc (GR-Stein Refractories Ltd. parent co) bought the Bonnybridge Silica & Fireclay Co. Ltd in 1972, closed Bonnybridge works in 1973 and closed Chapelhall in 1980. Therefore between 1972…

Many thanks to Vladimir Smirnov for the following information. Vladimir states – Unfortunately, there is practically no information about this find. The brick was found in the excavation waste in the downtown area of St.Petersburg, Russia. It is in the possession of Pavel Ilatowsky, the brick collector from the Karelia region. The manufacturer of this…

Found by Jeremy Holding at Dunedin Harbour, South Island, New Zealand. Thistle brick – 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 Interestingly, although the ‘Todd’ brick was manufactured in New Zealand, Thomas Todd was…

Found by Lou Coletti. Lou states – Here is a photo of a brick I found, last spring at low water, at the old CPR shipyard in Nelson, British Columbia, Canada. The shipyard operated from the 1890s to about 1960s. Several sternwheelers for travel on Kootenay Lake were  assembled there in the early days Gartcraig…