Found in Paisley area by DM
Speirs Gibb & Young, Caledonia Fireclay Works, Paisley.
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02/05/1873 – Glasgow Herald – Serious accident in clay pit – Yesterday afternoon a, young lad named John Burns, residing at 10 Old Sneddon Street, was severely injured by the falling of a large piece of rock from the roof of the clay pit belonging to Speir, Gibb & Young, on the Greenock Road. The…
Found in Paisley. Speirs Gibb & Co, Caledonia Fireclay Works, Paisley. Caledonia stamped to rear. The lettering on the Speirs and Gibb side is raised and the lettering on the Caledonia side is the more normal pressed style. . . . Below – The same stamp as on both sides of the above brick…
Found by Michael Fallone in the Glasgow area. Speirs Gibb & Young, Caledonia Fireclay Works, Paisley. . . . . Below – The same stamp on a bullnose example found in the Glasgow area by Michael Fallone.
Found by Eddie McLean in Glasgow. Caledonia Fireclay works, Paisley, Renfrewshire. . . . .
Found by Eddie McLean in the Glasgow area. Caledonia Fireclay works, Paisley, Renfrewshire . . . .
Found by Eddie McLean in Glasgow. Caledonia Fireclay works, Paisley, Renfrewshire Note the groove to the to left. All similar bricks had this groove too, sometimes to the front and sometime to the back. My example looks like it has the remains of an iron bar stuck to it so perhaps this groove was used…
Found in Glasgow Caledonia Fireclay works, Paisley, Renfrewshire Note the thumb print to bottom left. . . .
Found in Paisley Caledonia Fireclay works, Paisley, Renfrewshire . . . .
Found in Paisley. Note the double edged frog. Caledonia Fireclay works, Paisley, Renfrewshire. . . .
Found Hawkhead Road, Paisley Found among many an old Caledonia brick. This was the same texture and colour as the Caledonia’s and there is a good chance they were made at the same works in Paisley. Unidentified maker but possibly Caledonia Fireclay works, Paisley. . .
