Found at the old Coltness Iron Works site, Newmains.
The brick is stamped to the side.
GR’s Dykehead – probably stands for General Refractories. However I am uncertain if it was made by GR in England or at one one the Scottish companies they took over.
GR-Stein Refractories Ltd – Formed by merger in 1970 of John G Stein & Co and General Refractories of Sheffield. GR- Stein became a subsidiary of Hepworth Ceramic Holdings Ltd. General Refractories was formed in 1929. It acquired, amongst others, the Glenboig Union Fireclay Co in 1936, which became its Scottish holding company, and Dykehead Gannister & Fireclay Co of Bonnybridge , George Turnbull & Co of Bonnybridge and Castlecary Brick & Fireclay Co, all in 1936.
Below – A very similar stamp found at the same location.
Canmore – Dykehead Fireclay Works. Source Falkirk Museum and Archives – George Turnbull and Company, Dykehead Brickworks, Bonnybridge. Established in 1839. Founder Miss Margaret Donald. The works never became profitable and she eventually sold them to marry and emigrated to Australia. The site was later taken over by George Turnbull & Co. The works stood…
07/02/1891 – Glasgow Herald – Yesterday a labourer named James Simond of no fixed residence sustained a fracture to his left thigh bone and other injuries by falling over at Palacecraig Brickworks, Near Calderbank. He was conveyed to Glasgow Royal Infirmary in the ambulance van. Below – 19/03/1892 – Airdrie and Coatbridge Advertiser – 42…
Found in Falkirk. Dykehead Firebrick Works, Bonnybridge, Stirlingshire. GR’s Dykehead – probably stands for General Refractories. GR-Stein Refractories Ltd – Formed by merger in 1970 of John G Stein & Co and General Refractories of Sheffield. GR- Stein became a subsidiary of Hepworth Ceramic Holdings Ltd. General Refractories was formed in 1929. It acquired, amongst others, the…
Faskine Brickworks, Bank Street, Coatbridge, Lanarkshire. 27/08/1885 – Glasgow Evening Citizen – Shocking death at Faskine Brickwork. A lad named John McCormick, 16 years of age, son of John McCormick, Faskine Row, Carnbroe came by his death in a shocking manner yesterday afternoon. He was engaged filling clay into the clay mixer at Mr Robert…
Found at the old site of the Jenny Lind Brickworks, Motherwell adjacent to the old Ravenscraig Steelworks site. Spinella was a trademark of General Refractories (GR) and manufactured at their Worksop Works. When GR and John G Stein and Co amalgamated (GR-S) it is likely that Spinella bricks continued to be manufactured at Worksop but…
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. G.R.STEIN PRODUCTS – TYPICAL TECHNICAL DATA This data is typically representative and should not be regarded as a rigid specification BASIC BRICKS – FIRED Product …
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. ********************************************************************* Member of the Hepworth Ceramic Group Principle Offices; Genefax House, Tapton Park Road, Sheffield, S10 3FJ Manuel Works, Linlithgow, EH49 6LH, Scotland. AREA OFFICES CARDIFF Pascoe…
General Refractories Limited, Sheffield, England and Scottish connections. Below – 1930‘s – Advert for Dykehead firebricks as manufactured by General Refractories. Below – 23/07/1937 – South Yorkshire Times – Reference to Saxpyre bricks. Firebricks:—Glenboig, White Carr, Castlecary, Gem, Stour, Gartcosh, Dykehead, Llagennech. Insulating materials:—Fosalsil, Economite, Super and Insulite Bricks. Silica bricks:—Meltham, Lowood, Allen and Bawtry…
Found Garliston Works, Glenboig. Selfrac is a GR- Stein Refractories Trademark. (Note – SBH – However, it appears these insulating bricks were made in England, however, I have also been informed by 3 ex-employees of the Manuel Works at Whitecross that they definitely manufactured Selfrac there. As there is some debate here I will leave…
(Note – I am uncertain as to where, over the years, they exactly mined their fireclay. I have added some references here with regards to clay mines but it is difficult when researching the newspaper archives to distinguish between this company and the closely located Steins Castelcary Works). Castlecary Fireclay Company Limited, Castlecary, Cumbernauld. 1875…
