Railway Related | Scotland's Brick Manufacturing Industry

Glenboig FCCA brick found in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
— 03/01/2020

This brick was found by Daniel Ruben Paz and his wife at Lujan Dam, a town in Greater Buenos Aires, Argentina.
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BNR Starworks J*D Glenboig
— 15/10/2019

Found by Richard Comish at Millom, Cumbria. Glenboig Union Fireclay Company, Glenboig, Lanarkshire. Alternative
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BAP Glenboig
— 14/10/2019

Found at Glenboig. Glenboig Union Fireclay Company, Glenboig, Lanarkshire. Alternative brickworks include:
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Glenboig FCBA
— 11/10/2019

Found at Glenboig Glenboig Union Fireclay Company, Glenboig, Lanarkshire. Alternative brickworks include:
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Gartcosh FCCA
— 22/08/2019

Found in the Gartcosh area by Ian Suddaby. Gartcosh Fireclay Works, Gartcosh, Glasgow. FCCA – Probably
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Crater brick found in Argentina
— 23/06/2019

Found by Gustavo Fernetti at the Central Workshops of Ferrocarril Central Argentino, Rosario, Argentina.
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Scottish bricks found in Agentina.
— 26/05/2019

Many thanks to Cris Pasquali for the following photographs and information. Cris states ” I found
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Dougall BAP
— 01/05/2019

Found by Joe McGuire at High Bonnybridge. I believe this brick is manufactured for the South American
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FCS
— 03/11/2018

Found in Airdrie. I believe this to be a product of the Castlecary Fireclay & Lime Works, Castlecary,
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Rates for brick carriage on railways.
— 17/07/2018

Below – 17/07/1907 – The Scotsman – The Railway and Canal Traffic Act 1888 –
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Glenboig FCCA
— 20/05/2018

Found by Eddie Mclean in the Glasgow area. Glenboig Union Fireclay Company, Glenboig, Lanarkshire. Alternative
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Starworks JD Glenboig GIPR
— 24/11/2017

Found in Glenboig. Glenboig Union Fireclay Company, Glenboig, Lanarkshire. Alternative brickworks include:
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Scottish bricks found in Quebec, Canada.
— 04/09/2016

A fantastic selection of Scottish bricks found by Henri Lessard on the banks of the Ottawa River, Gatineau,
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Glenboig and Boghead bricks found in Argentina
— 13/07/2016

These Scottish bricks were found on the Argentinian railway systems by Pablo Marzilio. Boghead Glasgow
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Glenboig LNER
— 12/06/2016

Found by Ian Suddaby at Musselburgh. This appears to have been manufactured and stamped for the London
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2 CUR
— 23/03/2016

Found Drum Farm, Bonnybridge. Unidentified maker. Find location would suggest Scottish origins but …
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Bonnybridge FCC
— 19/03/2016

Found at Drum Farm, Bonnybridge. Bonnybridge Silica & Fireclay Brickworks, Bonnybridge, Stirlingshire.
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FCCA
— 19/03/2016

This was found at the Weir Castlecary works. It could be a Castlecary product although General Refractories
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Scottish bricks manufactured for Indian Railway Networks ?
— 16/03/2016

Following on from my theory that many fire bricks manufactured in Scotland were destined for the South
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GEM IRR
— 16/03/2016

Found at Castlecary Fireclay & Lime Works, Castlecary (Weir) I believe this brickmark to say GEM
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Castlecary FCCA
— 15/03/2016

Found at Castlecary Fireclay & Lime Works, Castlecary (Weir). Castlecary Fireclay & Lime Works,
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CUR 2
— 05/01/2016

Found at the old James Dougall works, Bonnyside, Bonnybridge Unidentified maker. Find location would
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Scottish bricks manufactured for South American Railway Networks.
— 27/11/2015

The following post is a result of initial information received from Enrique Kunz and thereafter further
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Thistle GIPR
— 18/09/2015

Found at Stein Castlecary Works. Stein, Castlecary Fireclay Works, Castlecary, Stirlingshire. Stein,
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FCO
— 17/07/2015

Found Barrhead, Glasgow. Unidentified maker. Find location would suggest Scottish origins but …
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Hurll G 1 RMR
— 22/04/2015

Found Gartliston Works, Glenboig. I think its Hurll ‘G’ as opposed to Hurll ‘C’.
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JBR 1
— 17/04/2015

Found Gartliston Works, Glenboig. This was found at the P & M Hurll works at Gartliston and as such,
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FCS MA1
— 17/04/2015

Found Gartliston Works, Glenboig. FCS MA1 or could be MAI. Unconfirmed maker but I think there will be
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Glenboig FCCA
— 17/04/2015

Found at Glenboig. Glenboig Union Fireclay Company, Glenboig, Lanarkshire. Alternative brickworks include:
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Glenboig FCCA
— 17/04/2015

Found at Glenboig. Glenboig Union Fireclay Company, Glenboig, Lanarkshire. Alternative brickworks include:
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