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  • Spinella MC
    — 17/03/2024

    Found by Ian Suddaby near Ravenscraig, Motherwell. This example is not in my possession. Ian states – It’s

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  • Kromag
    — 08/03/2023

    Found on the site of the old Manuel Brickworks, Whitecross. Ian Suddaby states – A KROMAG brick

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  • GR’s Dykehead GTL
    — 14/02/2023

    Found by Ian Suddaby in the Bonnybridge area. This example is not in my possession. Dykehead Fire Clay

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  • Dalzell Iron & Steel Works, Motherwell, North Lanarkshire
    — 08/06/2022

    A substantial collection of silica fire bricks from steel-making furnaces have now been recovered from

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  • BCM – British Commercial Monomarks
    — 10/02/2022

    Many thanks to Martyn Fretwell and David Cufley for their assistance with creating this page. Many fire

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  • GR Dykehead SC 88
    — 20/09/2021

    Found by Ian Suddaby in Bonnybridge. This example is not in my possession. Dykehead Fire Clay Works,

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  • GR-Stein – Fire Brick Core Samples
    — 04/03/2019

    The following fire brick core samples were rescued by Joan Faithfull in 2001 when the Manuel Firebrick

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  • Bramall
    — 11/12/2018

    Found in Fife. I believe this was manufactured by Charles Bramall who owned the Caledonian Brickworks,

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  • Kittleyknowe Tileworks, Carlops, Peeblesshire
    — 20/11/2018

    Canmore (Note – SBH – I am unable to pinpoint it on the OS Maps – I will try again!)

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  • Dykehead Fire Brick Works, Bonnybridge, Falkirk, Stirlingshire
    — 27/10/2018

    Canmore – Dykehead Fireclay Works. Source Falkirk Museum and Archives – George Turnbull and

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  • Spin MC 2
    — 01/09/2018

    Found at Bo’ness, Firth of Forth by Gordon Wyle. I am not in possession of this example. Find location

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  • Spin MC 1
    — 01/09/2018

    Found at Bo’ness, Firth of Forth Find location suggests Scottish origins but….. I believe the

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  • Palacecraig Brickworks, Near Calderbank, Airdrie, North Lanarkshire
    — 06/07/2018

    09/01/1891 – Rutherglen Reformer – Sudden death in brickwork. Early on Monday morning James

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  • GRS Dykehead
    — 10/11/2017

    Found in Falkirk. Dykehead Firebrick Works, Bonnybridge, Stirlingshire. GR’s Dykehead  –

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  • GR’s B
    — 02/10/2017

    Found at the old Coltness Iron Works site, Newmains. The brick is stamped to the side. GR’s Dykehead

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  • Faskine Brickworks, Bank Street, Coatbridge, North Lanarkshire
    — 22/09/2017

    Faskine Brickworks, Bank Street, Coatbridge, Lanarkshire. 27/08/1885 – Glasgow Evening Citizen

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  • Spinella
    — 10/04/2016

    Found at the old site of the Jenny Lind Brickworks, Motherwell adjacent to the old Ravenscraig Steelworks

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  • GR-Stein 1982 Diary – Product Range
    — 05/11/2015

    Stein, Castlecary Fireclay Works, Castlecary, Stirlingshire. Stein, Manuel Firebrick and Refractory Works,

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  • 1982 Diary. GR-Stein – Offices home and overseas
    — 04/11/2015

    Stein, Castlecary Fireclay Works, Castlecary, Stirlingshire. Stein, Manuel Firebrick and Refractory Works,

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  • General Refractories Limited, Sheffield, England
    — 25/07/2015

    General Refractories Limited, Sheffield, England and Scottish connections. Below – 1930‘s

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  • Selfrac
    — 27/03/2015

    Found Gartliston Works, Glenboig. Selfrac is a GR – Stein Refractories Trademark. (Note –

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  • Castlecary Fireclay Company Limited, Castlecary, Stirlingshire – Weir.
    — 07/02/2015

    (Note – SBH – I am uncertain as to where, over the years,  they exactly mined their fireclay.

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  • Spin MC 3
    — 11/09/2014

    Found at Bo’ness, Firth of Forth. Find location suggests Scottish origins but….. I believe

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  • Ayrshire Bauxitic Clay Company Ltd, East Ayrshire
    — 22/08/2014

    (Note – SBH – I am uncertain from which site the Ayrshire Bauxitic Clay Company Ltd operated

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  • Glenboig Union Fireclay Company, Glenboig, North Lanarkshire – History.
    — 03/08/2014

    The Glenboig Star Fire Brick Works and the Glenboig Fireclay Works joined to form the Glenboig Union

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  • GR’s Dykehead
    — 20/05/2014

    Found Inverkeithing, Firth of Forth Dykehead Firebrick Works, Bonnybridge, Stirlingshire. GR’s

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  • Spin MC
    — 06/05/2014

    Found at Bo’ness. Find location suggests Scottish origins but….. I believe the ‘spin’

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  • Manuel Fire Brick and Refractory Works, Whitecross, Linlithgow, Stirlingshire
    — 28/04/2014

    Manuel Works, Whitecross, Linlithgow, Stirlingshire. Stein, Castlecary Fireclay Works, Castlecary, Stirlingshire.

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