Found by Victoria Grouden on an archaeological tannery site in Wellington, New Zealand that was in use mid-1860s to the mid-20th century. Lower Tyers Rd Archaeological Monitoring Report This is also a variation on my own Stein A example as the ‘A’ looks much smaller. Stein, Castlecary Fireclay Works, Castlecary, Stirlingshire. Stein, Manuel Firebrick 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…
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 a small residential section in…
John Nelson was a Scot who operated the brickworks at Benhar, Otago, New Zealand. In 1864, Nelson opened the Benhar Coal Company. He produced brick etc on the site from 1876 until 1892 – 1893 when the business was sold to Peter McSkimming, a fellow Scot. Peter McSkimming and his son Peter McNish McSkimming, worked…
Matthew Hennessey an archaeologist with Underground Overground Archaeology an archaeological consultancy based in Christchurch, New Zealand has emailed to say the following Scottish bricks have been found at an excavation at Lyttelton Port, Christchurch, New Zealand. Both appear to be large floor tiles or slabs. They are marked Castlecary C250 and a Starworks JD Glenboig….
Many thanks to Matthew Hennessey, Underground Overground Archaeology, Christchurch, New Zealand. John Deans was born in Kirkstyle, Riccarton, East Ayrshire. Messrs William and John Deans of Riccarton, Canterbury were the sons of Mr John Deans, Kirkstyle, Riccarton, Ayrshire, Scotland and were born at Kirkstyle. John on 24/05/1820 and William about 3 years earlier. They emigrated…
1851 – Andrew and Hugh McSkimming, Tile maker, Shawneuk, Catrine, Ayrshire. Peter McSkimming was born, probably in 1847 or 1848, in Auchenheath, Lanarkshire, Scotland; he was the son of Mary McNish and her husband, Peter McSkimming, a brick- and tile-maker and pipe manufacturer. His early life was spent in various towns in Lanarkshire and Ayrshire….
13/11/1849 – Greenock Advertiser – Marriages – At Braeside Cottage, Rothesay on the 6th, by the Rev Thomas Neilson, Mr Thomas Todd of Kilchattan Tileworks to Elizabeth, eldest daughter of Mr Robert Wright, Merchant, Rothesay. 21/05/1853 – London Evening Standard – Scottish sequestration – Adam Brown Todd, Kilchattan, Buteshire, brick and tile manufacturer. May 28th…
The following bricks were photographed in the works yard at Ferrymead Museum, Christchurch by Phil Jenkins. Glenboig Union Fireclay Company, Glenboig, Lanarkshire. Alternative brickworks include: Glenboig Star Fireclay Works, Glenboig, Lanarkshire. Glenboig Fireclay Works, (Old Works) Glenboig, Lanarkshire and Stein, Castlecary Fireclay Works, Castlecary, Stirlingshire. Stein, Manuel Firebrick and Refractory Works, Whitecross, Stirlingshire. Stein &…
The following Scottish bricks were found in the Canterbury area of New Zealand during various archaeological excavations. Gartcosh Glenboig Glenboig T16 and possibly a Douglas D although it is currently categorised thus – The Douglas Brick Kiln located in Stratford/Taranaki is classified with the Historic Places Trust. It closed in 1981 after 60 years of…
