Found at Bo’ness, Firth of Forth
Barbauchlaw Brickworks, West Lothian.
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Found by Ian Suddaby at the site of the old Boghead Brickworks. This example is not in my possession. Boghead Fireclay Works, Bathgate, West Lothian. The origins of ‘RH & Co’ are unknown. It is not thought that the initials stand for any one-time owner of the company. There is a small fly in the…
Found by Ian Suddaby near Portobello. The relationship between the letters in the top line to those in the bottom is slightly different to my other examples. Barbauchlaw Brickworks, West Lothian. . . . Below – A slightly clearer example also found by Ian Suddaby at the same location.
Found by Bob Banks in the Bo’ness area. Barbauchlaw Brick Works, Armadale, West Lothian. . . . .
Found at Armadale. Barbauchlaw Brickworks, West Lothian. . . . .
Found by Ian Suddaby in the Edinburgh area. Barbauchlaw Brickworks, West Lothian. . . . Below – Stamped 10 to the rear. This would denote the degree of curve on this circle brick. .
Found by Ian Suddaby in the Edinburgh area. Barbauchlaw Brickworks, West Lothian. . . . Below – Stamped 8 to the rear. This would denote the degree of curve on this circle brick. .
Found in Bathville, West Lothian. Barbauchlaw Brick Works, Armadale, West Lothian. . . . .
Armadale Brickworks, Armadale, West Lothian aka Mount Pleasant Brickworks. Canmore – The works are described viz:- Armadale, Mount Pleasant Brickworks aka Bathville. Below – 18/03/1865 – Glasgow Herald. Armadale Firebrick Company for sale. 1878 – Murray & Moritz, Armadale Brickworks. Below – 05/11/1878 – Edinburgh Gazette – Murray and Moritz, Bathgate – partnership dissolved. 1882…
28/05/1898 – West Lothian Courier – With the transfer of the Southrigg Colliery to the firm of John Nimmo & Sons, Limited, which took place on the Whitsunday term day (16th inst.), an important step has been taken in the development of the extensive coalfield which extends from West Craigs southwards through the eastmost part…
Barbauchlaw Brickworks, East Main Street, Armadale, West Lothian. (Note – SBH – The 1896 entries below refer to a new brickworks in East Main Street, Armadale. I suspect but I am not certain that these were built on the site of the old brickworks or if the pre-1896 brickworks were not on the same site…
