Morningside Altos brick found at St Petersburg, Russia
— 10/09/2014Found in St Petersburgh, Russia by Vladimir Smirnov. Morningside Fireclay Works, Wishaw, Lanarkshire. Does anyone know what ‘Altos’ stands for? . . .
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Morningside
— 12/05/2014Found Newmains, Morningside, North Lanarkshire Morningside Fireclay Works, Wishaw, Lanarkshire . . . . Below – The same stamp on a narrow brick.
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CIC 4 EA
— 10/01/2024Found by Eddie Mclean in the Glasgow area. I believe CIC stands for Coltness Iron Company – CIC is followed by 4SA or similar and the ‘B’ is marked at an angle to the rest of the mark Mayfield Brickworks, Carluke, Lanarkshire. Alternative brickworks include: Newmains Fireclay Works, Morningside, Lanarkshire, Stepends Brickworks, Airdrie, Lanarkshire.
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National Salt Glazed Pipe Manufacturers Association
— 26/11/2022Below – 13/07/1962 – Leicester Chronicle – National Salt Glazed Pipe Manufacturers Association. 08/02/1963 – Wishaw Press – Ravenscraig keeps kilns busy. The new strip mill at Ravenscraig has been a blow against unemployment in Scotland – and not only among the ranks of the steelworkers. Two Scottish members of the National Salt Glazed Pipe…
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Scottish bricks found in Australia
— 10/10/2022Found by John Dory at Lithgow NSW, Australia. John states – The area had several shale mines at different times. These ones are from an area that mined shale from 1890 to 1920. . . . . Below – Atlas – Atlas Brickworks, Bathville, Armadale, West Lothian. Below – Morningside – Morningside Fireclay Works, Newmains,…
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Dalzell Iron & Steel Works, Motherwell, North Lanarkshire
— 08/06/2022A substantial collection of silica fire bricks from steel-making furnaces have now been recovered from a dump site to the rear of the Dalzell Iron and Steelworks, Motherwell, North Lanarkshire. All appear to predate the Ravenscraig Steelworks by around 50 years. Cartographic evidence shows that spoil from the Dalzell Iron & Steel Works and possibly…
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Scottish bricks found in Australia
— 14/05/2022Found by Julian Phillips at Lithgow, New South Wales, Australia. . . . . Below – Morningside – Morningside Fireclay Works, Newmains, North Lanarkshire. . Below – Atlas – Atlas Brickworks, Bathville, Armadale, West Lothian. These ‘Atlas’ bricks were found alongside the ‘Morningside 01’ brick above and are likely to have Scottish origins although several…
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Hurll R 4
— 10/06/2021Found by Ian Suddaby at Morningside Colliery near Wishaw in North Lanarkshire. This example is not in my possession. Garnqueen Fireclay Works, Glenboig, Lanarkshire Alternative brickworks include: Gartliston Fireclay Works, Glenboig, Lanarkshire. Building bricks at Garscadden Works, Drumchapel. Dourie is a trademark of P and M Hurll, Gartliston Brickworks, Glenboig.
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Dourie 72 – 81
— 10/06/2021Found by Ian Suddaby at Morningside Colliery near Wishaw in North Lanarkshire. This example is not in my possession. Garnqueen Fireclay Works, Glenboig, Lanarkshire Alternative brickworks include: Gartliston Fireclay Works, Glenboig, Lanarkshire. Building bricks at Garscadden Works, Drumchapel. Dourie is a trademark of P and M Hurll, Gartliston Brickworks, Glenboig.
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Dourie 1328
— 10/06/2021Found by Ian Suddaby at Morningside Colliery near Wishaw in North Lanarkshire. This example is not in my possession. Garnqueen Fireclay Works, Glenboig, Lanarkshire Alternative brickworks include: Gartliston Fireclay Works, Glenboig, Lanarkshire. Building bricks at Garscadden Works, Drumchapel. Dourie is a trademark of P and M Hurll, Gartliston Brickworks, Glenboig.
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Dourie C
— 10/06/2021Found by Ian Suddaby at Morningside Colliery near Wishaw in North Lanarkshire. This example is not in my possession. Garnqueen Fireclay Works, Glenboig, Lanarkshire Alternative brickworks include: Gartliston Fireclay Works, Glenboig, Lanarkshire. Building bricks at Garscadden Works, Drumchapel. Dourie is a trademark of P and M Hurll, Gartliston Brickworks, Glenboig.
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Scottish bricks found at the Atacama Desert, Chile
— 05/08/2020The following Scottish bricks were found by Consuelo Bravo Antúnez in the heart of the Atacama Desert, Chile. The Atacama Desert was a huge source of sodium nitrate (saltpetre) which was mined on a large scale until the early 1940s. The UK imported many many shiploads of the saltpetre and it appears they supplied many…
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Scottish bricks found in California, USA
— 06/12/2019The following Scottish bricks are in the possession of Jean Bear, USA and were found in California, USA. . . . . Below – Morningside O – Morningside Fireclay Works, Newmains, North Lanarkshire. (This may have actually been found in Reno, Nevada?) Below – Gartcraig Fire Clay Works, By Millerston, Glasgow. Below – Heatheryknowe Patent Glasgow….
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Coltness 30
— 09/08/2019Found by Michael Fallone in the Glasgow area. Mayfield Brickworks, Carluke, Lanarkshire. Alternative brickworks include: Newmains Fireclay Works, Morningside, Lanarkshire, Stepends Brickworks, Airdrie, Lanarkshire. .
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Stepend
— 01/07/2019Found by Marc O’Neill in the Carfin area. This stamp is usually in the form of ‘Stepends’ with the additional ‘S’. Stepends Brickworks, Plains, Airdrie, Lanarkshire Alternative brickworks include: Newmains Fireclay Works, Morningside, Lanarkshire, Mayfield Brickworks, Carluke, Lanarkshire
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Hareshaw Silica and Fire Brick Company, 83 West Regent Street, Glasgow
— 30/01/2019Hareshaw Silica and Fire Brick Company, 83 West Regent Street, Glasgow. Below – 16/12/1899 – Dundee Advertiser – New company – Hareshaw Silica and Fire Brick Company, 83 West Regent Street, Glasgow. To give effect to an agreement between the Company and Thomas Gray, Alcathburn, Morningside, Newmains, and carry on the business of manufacturers of…
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Allanton Brick, Tile, Fireclay, Pottery and Terracotta Works, Newmains, North Lanarkshire
— 06/09/2018Canmore 1852 – Gavin Pettewgrove (Pettigrew?), brick and tile maker, Cambesnethan. (Note – SBH – I am not certain this entry relates to the Allanton Works but I have detailed it here meantime to ensure it is recorded). 12/01/1855 – Glasgow Herald – Royal Patriotic Fund, Lanarkshire. Contributors – Allanton Brick and Tile Work. 1858…
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Coltness 63″
— 03/06/2018Found in Glenboig Village. Mayfield Brickworks, Carluke, Lanarkshire. Alternative brickworks include: Newmains Fireclay Works, Morningside, Lanarkshire, Stepends Brickworks, Airdrie, Lanarkshire. .
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Coltness 24″
— 03/06/2018Found in Glenboig Village. Mayfield Brickworks, Carluke, Lanarkshire. Alternative brickworks include: Newmains Fireclay Works, Morningside, Lanarkshire, Stepends Brickworks, Airdrie, Lanarkshire. .
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Coltness 18″
— 03/06/2018Found in Glenboig Village by Eddie McLean. Mayfield Brickworks, Carluke, Lanarkshire. Alternative brickworks include: Newmains Fireclay Works, Morningside, Lanarkshire, Stepends Brickworks, Airdrie, Lanarkshire. . .
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Mayfield Brickworks, Carluke, South Lanarkshire.
— 23/04/2018Mayfield Brickworks, Carluke, South Lanarkshire. Info. Canmore. 14/12/1934 – Carluke and Lanark Gazette – Suggestion put forward to manufacture bricks at Mayfield, Carluke and utilising the unused tors there. 21/12/1945 – Carluke and Lanark Gazette – New brickwork for Carluke – There is a likelihood of a new brickwork being started in Carluke. The Coltness…
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Caledonian Brickworks, Birkenshaw, Larkhall, South Lanarkshire
— 12/04/2018(Note – SBH – The brickworks and brick manufacturing companies in the Larkhall area is very confusing to sort out. There were many company name changes, changes of ownership and several sites involved. If anyone sees an issue with the information I have detailed then please let me know). Caledonian Brickworks – this site was…
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Scottish bricks found on Trinidad
— 24/03/2018The following photos were kindly supplied by Tony Bedassie who found these bricks on a beach in Trinidad. Etna, Patent R.Brown Paisley, Gartcraig Patent Glasgow, Patent Wilson & Son Glasgow, Glenboig, Gartcosh, Allan & Man Govan Patent Glasgow, Atlas and possibly Coltness. Etna Brickworks, Armadale, West Lothian. Alternative brickworks include: West Works, Armadale, West Lothian….
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Coltness
— 07/01/2018Found at Auchenheath, Lanarkshire. Note the unusual, albeit not unique, ‘eye lid’ covering the top right of the frog. Mayfield Brickworks, Carluke, Lanarkshire. Alternative brickworks include: Newmains Fireclay Works, Morningside, Lanarkshire, Stepends Brickworks, Airdrie, Lanarkshire. Below – The same stamp on a brick with a similar but differently placed ‘eyelid’. Found by Eddie McLean in the…
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