Found by Ian Suddaby at Aberlady, East Lothian
Manufacturer believed to be or at least the brickmark is believed to be
F R & C H Luke & Co, Slate Quarry owners & general factors for building materials, Head Office – 122 George Street, Edinburgh.
.
.
.
.
Below – A very similar stamp on a near perfect example found by Michael Radford in the Midlothian area.
Found by Chris Graham on the Solway Firth, Dumfries and Galloway. I am not in possession of this example. Manufacturer believed to be or at least the brickmark is believed to be F R & C H Luke & Co, Slate Quarry owners & general factors for building materials, Head Office – 122 George Street,…
This brick was found by Steve Cogle in the Seafield area of Edinburgh. Sadly it is incomplete. Prestongrange Brick, Tile and Fireclay Works, Prestonpans, East Lothian. . . . Below – This whole brick is in the possession of the 722 Waggonway Museum in Cockenzie, East Lothian. The brick is oversized and measures around 12″…
The following bricks were found by Jan H Hanssen from the Nederlands. They were seen on the shores of Eyjafjördur quite close to the Skjaldervik Guesthouse north of Akureyri, Iceland. Prestongrange – Prestongrange Brick, Tile and Fireclay Works, Prestonpans, East Lothian. (Cr)aigend – Craigend Refractories, Muiravonside, Falkirk. . . .
Found by Steve Cogle in the Seafield area of Edinburgh. Prestongrange Brick, Tile and Fireclay Works, Prestonpans, East Lothian. This is a large oversized brick. . . .
Found by Dr Jorg Ansorge in Stralsund (Mecklenburg-Vorpommern), Germany, a seaport town at the Baltic Sea coast. This stamp was on a salt-glazed water or sewage pipe. Prestongrange Brick, Tile and Fireclay Works, Prestonpans, East Lothian Usually, the brickmark is Preston Grange – split into 2 lines. In this example, Preston Grange is all on…
Brick manufacture – did not develop early in Scotland, where there were ample supplies of stone. However, tiles were worked from medieval times, especially for the decoration of religious houses. By the late 18th century, brickmaking for house building was on the rise, as was an interest in the hand manufacture of earthenware tiles and…
Brick manufacture – did not develop early in Scotland, where there were ample supplies of stone. However, tiles were worked from medieval times, especially for the decoration of religious houses. By the late 18th century, brickmaking for house building was on the rise, as was an interest in the hand manufacture of earthenware tiles and pipes…
Found at Preston Pans, East Lothian. Prestongrange Brick, Tile and Fireclay Works, Prestonpans, East Lothian. A much narrower frog than my other examples. . . .
Found in the Edinburgh area. Prestongrange Brick, Tile and Fireclay Works, Prestonpans, East Lothian. . . . .
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. . . .
