Found New Cumnock.
Lanemark Brickworks, New Cumnock, Ayrshire.
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Below – The same stamp on a brick found in Kilmarnock. The frog is deeper than the example above.
Many thanks to Dr Jimmy Begg for providing some of his research on the Bank Brickworks. Bank Brickworks, New Cumnock, East Ayrshire. 1890‘s – Probably when Bank Brickworks was built “for many years prior to 1926, brickmaking had been a subsidiary branch activity at Bank” (Carvel – History of the New Cumnock Coalfield). 1899 – The…
Canmore Lanemark Brickworks may have been built on the original Afton Brickworks but the 1857 map does not show any works there so it is possible the early Afton Works were situated elsewhere. The new Afton Brickworks were later built nearby just to the north of the Lanemark Works and over the railway. Below –…
Canmore 1927 – Afton brickworks were built. They were situated near the old Afton No 2 colliery belonging to the Lanemark Coal Company, which was absorbed by New Cumnock Collieries in 1909. Already making BANK bricks at Bank Pit since the late 1880-90s, they probably just used the Afton label, especially as William Hyslop was…
Found by Tam Moffet in Fife. Lanemark Brickworks, New Cumnock, Ayrshire. . . . .
Found New Cumnock. Lanemark Brickworks, New Cumnock, Ayrshire . . . . Below – This brick is also stamped Lanemark to rear . This is a different stamp to the front impression and looks like it has been stamped and then repressed.
