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It was found by Pauline Godbout Santerre on a beach in, Canada. . . . . Below – Bourtreehill Kilmarnock – Bourtreehill Fireclay Works, Dreghorn, Ayrshire.

Photographed by Ian Suddaby at a salvage yard in the Ayrshire area. Ian states – It says Bourtreehill the right way up and Dreghorn upside down. This must have been applied using separate stamps. This example is not in my possession. Bourtreehill Fireclay Works, Dreghorn, Ayrshire. . . .  

This brick is in the possession of David Hensley from Kansas, USA. It was obtained from a fellow brick collector who resided in the State of Kansas. It is unknown where the original finder found the brick but it is assumed it was in Kansas somewhere. Roughcastle Firebrick Works, Bonnybridge, Stirlingshire. . . .

Found by Molly Buckley in a dump in Broxburn, West Lothian. I am not in possession of this example (It was left in situ – hopefully it can be relocated again one day). The manufacturer of this brick is unknown. It was however found in close proximity to the Etna and Altas Brickworks where many…

Found by Ian Suddaby in the Winchburgh area. This example is not in my possession. The ‘BW’ is likely to stand for Babcock and Wilcox. Stein, Castlecary Fireclay Works, Castlecary, Stirlingshire. Stein, Manuel Firebrick and Refractory Works, Whitecross, Stirlingshire. Stein & Co, Anchor Brickworks, Denny, Stirlingshire. Milnquarter Fireclay & Gannister Works, Bonnybridge, Stirlingshire. .  

Found Manuel Works, Whitecross. Large refractory block. Unidentified maker but find location would suggest Scottish origins but … Possibly a J G Stein product. Stein, Castlecary Fireclay Works, Castlecary, Stirlingshire. Stein, Manuel Firebrick and Refractory Works, Whitecross, Stirlingshire. Stein & Co, Anchor Brickworks, Denny, Stirlingshire. Milnquarter Fireclay & Gannister Works, Bonnybridge, Stirlingshire There is a…

Found by Tom Laurie in Dumfriesshire. This example is not in my possession. The manufacturer of this brick is unknown. The find location and the name on the brick would suggest Scottish origins but … This brick appears to have been manufactured for Thomas Main, 130 Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow and branded with his details. He…

Many thanks to Rick Weber for the following photographs and information. Rick states –  We live in Western Head Nova Scotia Canada in the old Western Head schoolhouse built in 1859.  I have a pile of old red bricks behind a tree on the edge of the marsh on our property. My wife notice them…

Found in the base structure of a former glasshouse in the walled garden of Westport House, Co. Mayo, Ireland. Photographed by Susan Roundtree. William Wilson & Son, brickmaker and builder, Muirhouses Brickworks, Eglinton Street and Pollokshaw Road, Glasgow and Campbellfield Brick Tile and Pottery Works, Glasgow. (Note – SBH – I am uncertain which works…

This brick was found by Jan -Olof Bergman in Sweden. J-O states “Last summer I made a very interesting find. I found a brick with the inscription “Bourtreehill Kilmarnock”. It was found at a dumpsite for ballast in the little harbour of Furuögrund (approx. 500 miles north of Stockholm), where there was a big sawmill…