Below – 25/05/1886 – The Scotsman – The International Exhibition Edinburgh – Granolithic is a form of high-grade concrete ‘invented’ by Stuart and Co, Edinburgh.
Note the reference to Prestongrange Coal and Fire Brick Company, Glenboig Fire Clay Company, Garterrie (Gartverrie) Fireclay Company, James Dougall & Sons Bonnybridge, James Brown Glasgow, Robert Brown & Son Paisley, J & M Craig Kilmarnock and Dunfermline, Charles Buick & Sons Alloa, J Young Sons & Co Coatbridge and Garnkirk and Bonnybridge Silica and Fire Clay Company and Dunmore Pottery also listed among others as exhibitors.
Below – 15/04/1898 – Montrose, Arbroath and Brechin review – John Lindsay & Son, slaters, slate and cement merchants, concrete workers … For the last 10 years Mr John Lindsay has been on the staff of Stuart’s Granolithic Co, London …
Found by Peter Morrison on the Chance Harbour beach in Nova Scotia, Canada. Peter states – Many Scottish settlers came to the new world and landed in this particular area of Nova Scotia. Glenboig Union Fireclay Company, Glenboig, Lanarkshire. Alternative brickworks include: Glenboig Star Fireclay Works, Glenboig, Lanarkshire. Glenboig Fireclay Works, (Old Works) Glenboig, Lanarkshire
Found by Shara Haq at the former site of the New Albany/Star Glass Works site, near the Ohio River in New Albany, Indiana, USA. J & M Craig, Hillhead and Perceton Fireclay Works, Kilmarnock, Ayrshire. . . . .
Found by Ian Suddaby in the Falkirk area. This example is not in my possession. Bonnybridge Silica & Fireclay Co Ltd, Bonnybridge. alt Calder Firebrick Works, Airdrie, Lanarkshire. alt Chapelhall Works, Lanarkshire. Hepworth Ceramic Holdings plc (GR-Stein Refractories Ltd. parent co) bought the Bonnybridge Silica & Fireclay Co. Ltd in 1972, closed Bonnybridge works in…
Found by Steve Cogle in the Portobello area. Note the letters are raised on this example and unusually, the ‘LTD’ sits below the maker’s name. Robert Brown & Son, Ferguslie Fireclay Works, Paisley, Renfrewshire. . . .
Found by Steve Cogle in the Seafield area of Edinburgh. Prestongrange Brick, Tile and Fireclay Works, Prestonpans, East Lothian. This is a large oversized brick. . . .
The following Scottish bricks were found by David W Garcia at various locations throughout California, USA. . . . . Below – Gartcraig Fire Clay Works, by Millerston, Glasgow. . Below – Robert Brown & Son, Ferguslie Fireclay Works, Paisley, Renfrewshire. . Below – Garnkirk Fireclay Works, Garnkirk, Lanarkshire.
Found by Eddie McLean in the Glasgow area. Unidentified maker but find location would suggest Scottish origins. The stamp ‘W8’ has been found on Glenboig and Gartcosh bricks. Glenboig Union Fireclay Works owned the Gartcosh Fire Brick Works at one point. Gartcosh Fireclay Works, Gartcosh, Glasgow. Glenboig Union Fireclay Company, Glenboig, Lanarkshire. Alternative brickworks include:…
Found by Ben McAuley. Ben states – I’m a 15-year-old boy from Quebec Canada, and I found in the middle of thick woods a foundation and some tin roof and a really broken down bucket. No wood or anything else. I think it may have been a sugar shack (as I’m in a big sugaring…
Found by Ian Suddaby in East Lothian. This example is not in my possession. James Dougall & Sons Ltd, Bonnybridge, Stirlingshire. Alternative brickworks include: Bonnyside Brickworks, Bonnybridge, Stirlingshire. .
Found by Ian Suddaby in East Lothian. This example is not in my possession. James Dougall & Sons Ltd, Bonnybridge, Stirlingshire. Alternative brickworks include: Bonnyside Brickworks, Bonnybridge, Stirlingshire. .
