John Hicks from West Monroe, Louisiana, USA is in possession of the following Scottish bricks which were found on a premises in Malakoff, Texas USA.
Their former use is unknown but all 3 are building bricks.
Flemington
Gilbertfield
Hamilton
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Found by Nikki Stewart, Enviromental Officer, Kimberley Ekapa Mining JV, South Africa. The Gartcraig brick was found on a slag heap at Kimberley, the home of South African diamond mining. Gartcraig Fire Clay Works, By Millerston, Glasgow. . . .
The following Starworks bricks have been found by Angel Trendafilov. Angel is an archaeologist with Underground overground Archaeology an archaeological consultancy based in Christchurch, New Zealand. Both bricks were found in Christchurch, New Zealand. Below – Found July, 2017. A partial Starworks brick. It was just a single find in small residential section in Christchurch at…
Bonnybridge bricks found by Flint Benson at a Cedar Shingle Mill near Mount Vernon in Washington State, USA. The exact working dates of the Cedar Mill are not exactly known but thought to be c. 1880 to c.1920. Bonnybridge Silica & Fireclay Brickworks, Bonnybridge, Stirlingshire. . . . . . .
This Forth brick was found and photographed by Ze’ev Erlich and Shay Shemesh. It was found in a ruined furnace or kiln near Sde Ilan, northern Israel. It was most likely a lime kiln. Roughcastle Firebrick Works, Bonnybridge, Stirlingshire. . . . . .
Found by Aadish Rawat and Aaradhya Rawat in an old abandoned textile mill, Ujjain, India. Gartcraig Pressed Glasgow. Gartcraig Fire Clay Works, By Millerston, Glasgow . . .
This brick was found in on the shore at Gdansk, Poland by Wojtek Kulik. Prestongrange Brick, Tile and Fireclay Works, Prestonpans, East Lothian . . . .
The following photos were kindly supplied by Tony Bedassie who found these bricks on a beach on Trinidad. Etna and Patent R.Brown Paisley and possibly Coltness. Etna Brickworks, Armadale, West Lothian. Alternative brickworks include: West Works, Armadale, West Lothian. . . . .
This Fordel brick was found by I Howie, possibly in the New South Wales area of Australia. – Source Fordel Brick and Tile Works, St Davids Harbour, Fifeshire . . . .
This ‘A Bald Alloa’ brick is believed to have been found by Martin, in New South Wales, Australia. – source Alloa Brick & Tile Works, Alloa, Clackmannanshire. . . . .
Photograph depicted in a book entitled “And so we graft from six to six” by Warwick Gemmell. This brick was found in New South Wales, Australia. I am not in possession of this brick. Cardowan Fire Clay Works, Stepps, Glasgow. I am uncertain as to what the GEC & S refers to. Also found in…
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