Found by Steven Pattison in the Paisley area.
For long enough the manufacturer of this brick remained a mystery and it still does to an extent. From the letterhead below (Kindly supplied by Mike Chapman) it appears this is a product of Ibstock PLC.
Ibstock had many brickworks all over the UK. So was this particular stamp used on all of their brickworks or a particular one?
What do the arrows represent?
See also – Ibstock Scottish Brick Limited
See also this facebook page.
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Below – Measures 8½” x 4″ x 2½”
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Below – A similar brick with the ‘IH’ or ‘HI’ This brick is the same size as mine and the frog is the same too…..connected? Found by Jason Stott at Newhey, England.
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Below – This was found by John Elliot on a shoreline near Cardiff, Wales. He is not sure, but there may be very faint arrows on this example too.
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