Scotland's Brick Manufacturing Industry

Found by Richard Comish in Millom, Cumbria. Castlecary Fireclay & Lime Works, Castlecary, Stirlingshire. . . . .

Found by Richard Comish at Millom, Cumbria. Glenboig Union Fireclay Company, Glenboig, Lanarkshire. Alternative brickworks include: Glenboig Star Fireclay Works, Glenboig, Lanarkshire. Glenboig Fireclay Works, (Old Works) Glenboig, Lanarkshire. BNR – Very likely stands for Bengal Nagpur Railway, India. Click me. Indian Railway Systems  

Found at Glenboig. Glenboig Union Fireclay Company, Glenboig, Lanarkshire. Alternative brickworks include: Glenboig Star Fireclay Works, Glenboig, Lanarkshire. Glenboig Fireclay Works, (Old Works) Glenboig, Lanarkshire. I believe this was manufactured for the Buenos Aires and Pacific Railway. Click me.

Found at Glenboig Glenboig Union Fireclay Company, Glenboig, Lanarkshire. Alternative brickworks include: Glenboig Star Fireclay Works, Glenboig, Lanarkshire. Glenboig Fireclay Works, (Old Works) Glenboig, Lanarkshire FCBA (Page 6) – Probably made for the Ferrocarril Central de Buenos Aires (FCBA), South American railway network as per this link  – Click me

Found by Eddie McLean at Glenboig. The ‘BW’ is likely to stand for Babcock and Wilcox. The stamp may read Glenboig JC 109 609 1 BW. Glenboig Union Fireclay Company, Glenboig, Lanarkshire. Alternative brickworks include: Glenboig Star Fireclay Works, Glenboig, Lanarkshire. Glenboig Fireclay Works, (Old Works) Glenboig, Lanarkshire

Found by Eddie McLean at Glenboig. The ‘BW’ is likely to stand for Babcock and Wilcox. The stamp may read Glenboig JC 109 609 1 BW. Glenboig Union Fireclay Company, Glenboig, Lanarkshire. Alternative brickworks include: Glenboig Star Fireclay Works, Glenboig, Lanarkshire. Glenboig Fireclay Works, (Old Works) Glenboig, Lanarkshire .

Found by Eddie McLean at Glenboig. Glenboig Union Fireclay Company, Glenboig, Lanarkshire. Alternative brickworks include: Glenboig Star Fireclay Works, Glenboig, Lanarkshire. Glenboig Fireclay Works, (Old Works) Glenboig, Lanarkshire The ‘BW’ is likely to stand for Babcock and Wilcox. This is likely to have been manufactured for a boiler type lining. The holes are to allow…

Found by Eddie McLean at Glenboig. Glenboig Union Fireclay Company, Glenboig, Lanarkshire. Alternative brickworks include: Glenboig Star Fireclay Works, Glenboig, Lanarkshire. Glenboig Fireclay Works, (Old Works) Glenboig, Lanarkshire The ‘BW’ is likely to stand for Babcock and Wilcox. Below – This is the opposite side to the stamp. It is ridged along the middle and…

Details of the following bricks have been forwarded by Eion Ross who lives in Oamaru, South Island, New Zealand. Eion states ” These bricks were found lying around the town, and I think they were from the local retorts which were demolished in the 1980s. The original gas works were built in the 1870s and rebuilt nearby 1939-40. I…

Found at Gartliston Works, Glenboig. Believed to be manufactured either by Eglinton Silica Brick Company or Peter and Mark Hurll, Gartliston and Garnqueen Fire Clay Works, Glenboig. (Note – SBH – This is a link to some theories regarding the origins of the ‘Martin’ stamp – click me). .