Found Sanquhar.
Brodie paver – Geometric design – J Brodie Sanquhar NB.
Sanquhar Brick and Tile Works, Sanquhar, Dumfriesshire.
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Below – This is the exact same geometric design although it is deeper and crisper than the example above. The frog to the rear is identical but it is not stamped. It was found at Wanlockhead in 1974 and has been kindly donated by Nick Basden.
(Note – SBH – There is some confusion regarding bricks stamped AFTON with regards their exact origins. There was the Afton Brick and Tile Works at New Cumnock, the owners of which opened a brickworks at Sanquhar in 1852 and then much later there was the Afton Brick Company Limited which operated the brickworks at…
(Note – SBH – This page should be read in conjunction with the pages dedicated to the Sanquhar Brick and Tile Works and the Fauldhead Collieries Brick Works) 1885 – 1891 The history of Sanquhar – Buccleuch Terracotta Works – Meanwhile, a lease of the original brickfield, which belongs to the Duke of Buccleuch, had…
Found at an unknown location in Scotland and kindly donated by Nick Basden. Sanquhar Brick and Tile Works, Sanquhar, Dumfriesshire. This is a minature baby brick. It is also a ‘stop end’ brick. . . . . Below – A similar sized brick without the ‘stop end’. This was found by Joan Faithfull.
Found by Tucker Kennedy in the Ayrshire. This is a paver or byre block and it is salt glazed. Bourtreehill Fireclay Works, Dreghorn, Ayrshire. . . . .
Found by Michael Fallone in the Glasgow area. Buccleuch Terra Cotta Works, Sanquhar, Dumfries-shire. This example has a chamfered end. . . . . Below – The above brick was found in the same demolition rubble as the brick below and thus both stamps are very likely to have been produced from the same era…Buccleuch…
Found by Ian Suddaby in the Edinburgh area. Salt Glazed paver or byre brick. The paver appears to be double stamped. Prestongrange Brick, Tile and Fireclay Works, Prestonpans, East Lothian. . . .
Found in Portobello. Salt Glazed paver or byre brick. This is half of a paver – seen below for the complete article. Prestongrange Brick, Tile and Fireclay Works, Prestonpans, East Lothian. . . . Below – This was found near Cockenzie and is in the possession of Ian Suddaby. .
A small baby brick. Possibly a salesman’s sample. 3″ long. Buccleuch Terra Cotta Works, Sanquhar, Dumfries-shire. . . . . .
Found by Michael Fallone in the Glasgow area. Buccleuch Terra Cotta Works, Sanquhar, Dumfriesshire. T.C = Terra Cotta. . . .
Found by Eddie McLean in the Glasgow area. Sanquhar Brick and Tile Works, Sanquhar, Dumfriesshire.. The brick has the same stamp to both sides. . . . . Below – The same stamp on a salt glazed paver or byre brick. Found in Ayrshire by John (Ian) Jones, Ayrshire. .
