Found by Eddie McLean in Glenboig.
Glenboig Union Fireclay Company, Glenboig, Lanarkshire.
Alternative brickworks include:
Glenboig 111 G or Glenboig III G
Note the large thumbprint to top right.
Many thanks to Audene Brooks for the following information. A Glenboig W8 brick was found on the Providence Estate, Jamaica and a Glenboig A1 brick was found at Fairfield, Jamaica. Both sites were involved in the sugar refinery industry. Glenboig Union Fireclay Company, Glenboig, Lanarkshire. Alternative brickworks include: Glenboig Star Fireclay Works, Glenboig, Lanarkshire. Glenboig…
Found by Ian Suddaby in the Aberdeenshire area. Glenboig Union Fireclay Company, Glenboig, Lanarkshire. Alternative brickworks include: Glenboig Star Fireclay Works, Glenboig, Lanarkshire. Glenboig Fireclay Works, (Old Works) Glenboig, Lanarkshire .
Found by Eddie McLean in Glenboig. Glenboig Union Fireclay Company, Glenboig, Lanarkshire. Alternative brickworks include: Glenboig Star Fireclay Works, Glenboig, Lanarkshire. Glenboig Fireclay Works, (Old Works) Glenboig, Lanarkshire This is a Glenboig special. The shape as you see below is complete – no broken sections. . .
Found in Glenboig. Glenboig Union Fireclay Company, Glenboig, Lanarkshire. Alternative brickworks include: Glenboig Star Fireclay Works, Glenboig, Lanarkshire. Glenboig Fireclay Works, (Old Works) Glenboig, Lanarkshire . .
Found in Glenboig. Glenboig Union Fireclay Company, Glenboig, Lanarkshire. Alternative brickworks include: Glenboig Star Fireclay Works, Glenboig, Lanarkshire. Glenboig Fireclay Works, (Old Works) Glenboig, Lanarkshire .
Found by Eddie McLean in Glenboig. Glenboig Union Fireclay Company, Glenboig, Lanarkshire. Alternative brickworks include: Glenboig Star Fireclay Works, Glenboig, Lanarkshire. Glenboig Fireclay Works, (Old Works) Glenboig, Lanarkshire . .
Found in Glenboig. Glenboig HE 209 or possibly HF. Large special 12″ x 9″ x 3″. Glenboig Union Fireclay Company, Glenboig, Lanarkshire. Alternative brickworks include: Glenboig Star Fireclay Works, Glenboig, Lanarkshire. Glenboig Fireclay Works, (Old Works) Glenboig, Lanarkshire .
Found by Eddie McLean in Glenboig. Large special 12″ x 12″ x 4 1/2″. Glenboig Union Fireclay Company, Glenboig, Lanarkshire. Alternative brickworks include: Glenboig Star Fireclay Works, Glenboig, Lanarkshire. Glenboig Fireclay Works, (Old Works) Glenboig, Lanarkshire .
Found at Glenbuck, East Ayrshire. The manufacturer of this firebrick is unknown. An ‘X’ has been manually inscribed to one face. It was found at the site of the old Glenbuck Ironworks and Collieries in East Ayrshire, Scotland. The following 4 photographs of this brick reveal a total of at least 13 fingerprint impressions and…
Found during an archaeology dig, Ravenswood, North Queensland, Australia. Photograph by kind permission of Dave Parkhill. Ravenswood is a small mining town and locality in the Charters Towers Region, Queensland, Australia. After the discovery of gold in 1868 through to the early 1900s, the township flourished and grew to nearly 5000 residents and boasted 48 hotels. Several…
