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.
Below – Measures 8½” x 4″ x 2½”
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.
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.
This is a product of Ibstock when they took over the Etna Brickworks c. 1996. It was found on-site by Joe Pason who worked there at the time. As far as Joe recalls, this product was manufactured and stamped on-site. Etna Brickworks, Armadale, West Lothian. Alternative brickworks include: West Works, Armadale, West Lothian. . .
20/04/1972 – Incorporated – Ibstock Scottish Brick Ltd, Tannochside Works Old Edin. Rd., Uddingston, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, G71 6HL. 1994 – Ibstock purchases its first (brick) works at Tannochside in Scotland. (Tannochside Brickworks, Uddingston, South Lanarkshire?) 07/04/1995 – Independent – Ibstock purchases Centurion Brick and Scottish Brick in 1995 (Note – SBH – The company then…
19/06/1969 – Aberdeen Press and Journal – Enough for 12,000 jobs – because of the rundown in mining operations the Stirlingshire villages of Cowie, Bannockburn, Plean and Fallin, there is now available a potential labour force of 12,000 said Mr William Baxter, M.P. for West Stirlingshire, when he officially opened a new £250,000 concrete tiling…
Alternative brickworks include: West Works, Armadale, West Lothian. Canmore – The works are situated between Bathville Pipe Works and Atlas Brickworks (NS96NW 38). The Ordnance Survey Map (OS 25-inch, Linlithgowshire, sheet ?NX.I) showed two 10 chamber Hoffman Kilns which were also shown on the map of 1897 … The westernmost kiln was still standing in 1978…
The Cadder Brick Co started these works in Balmuildy Road, Bishopbriggs. They were then taken over by the Alexandra Transport Company and then the Scottish Brick Company. The Cadder Brick Co Ltd, Balmore Works, Balmuildy Road, Bishopbriggs, Glasgow. Alexandra Transport Co., Alexandra Parade, Glasgow made Cadder bricks from waste out of mines and clay from…
Tannochside Brickworks, Uddingston, South Lanarkshire. Canmore Archibald Russell Ltd – mining details The information on Archibald Russell from research by Debrett is as follows: Archibald Russell “Old King Coal” the son of Archibald Russell and Jean nee Wright, was born 1830/1 at Govan. He resided at Wishaw House and Auchinraith House, Blantyre and died 11 April 1904…
