• Bourtreehill, Kilmarnock

    Found Seafield, Edinburgh Bourtreehill Fireclay Works, Dreghorn, Ayrshire . . . . . Below are 3 similar brickmarks but I have included them  here for the reasons given below ( I have not created individual pages for these bricks as the marks are basically the same) Below – unglazed very narrow brick being only 1…

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  • Blairadam

    Found Dundee Blairadam Brickworks, Kelty, Fife. . . . .      

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  • Airdrie

    Found Clydebank Airdrie Brickworks, Petersburn, Airdrie. or Airdrie Brick Co Ltd, Dunrobin Road, Airdrie . .        

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  • Lochside

    Found Townhill, Dunfermline Lochside Works, Townhill, Dunfermline, Fife. . . . .

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  • R T

    Found Dundee Unidentified maker – Find location would suggest Scottish origins but .. Possibly Renny Tailyour,  Montrose and I will record this as such meantime – see below .   The colour and brick composition is very similar to other Scottish bricks found nearby  – Pitfour, Brighton Cupar and Small & Co etc   09/11/2014 –…

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  • Lochgelly

    Found Dundee Lochgelly Works, Lochgelly, Fife. . . . .    

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  • Small & Co Pitfour

    Found by Jeannie Cooper in the Dundee area. Robert Small & Co – Pitfour Brick works, Glencarse, Perth & Yeaman St, Dundee . . . . Below – A similar stamp on a brick found by George Hunter in Fife. The spacing between the lines of text is different as is the ‘Co’. This brick…

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  • Small & Co, Dundee, Pitfour

    Found Dundee Small & Co, Dundee to front Robert Small & Co – Pitfour Brick works, Glencarse, Perth & Yeaman St, Dundee   . . . Pitfour to rear – note frog shape to rear  – it is exactly the same as this Pitfour 3  and thus the Pitfour 3 may also be a Robert Small…

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  • Pitfour

    Found in Dundee. Pitfour Brick & Tile Works, Glencarse, Perthshire. There is a slight curve on this brick. It may be a firing warp but may also be manufactured as such for a chimney. This is a slightly bigger brick than the Pitfour 3. Frog shape is different too. . . Below – Same stamp…

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  • Pitfour 3

    Pitfour Brick & Tile Works, Glencarse, Perthshire Found in Dundee There is a slight curve on this brick. It may be a firing warp but may also be manufactured as such for a chimney Pitfour to front – note the frog shape  – it is the same as the Small & Co, Dundee Pitfour and…

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  • 11 Thistle 24 – 36

    Found Montrose Stein, Castlecary Fireclay Works, Castlecary, Stirlingshire. Stein, Manuel Firebrick and Refractory Works, Whitecross, Stirlingshire. Stein & Co, Anchor Brickworks, Denny, Stirlingshire. Milnquarter Fireclay & Gannister Works, Bonnybridge, Stirlingshire. .  

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  • Glenboig A1 W11

    Found Dundee Glenboig Union Fireclay Company, Glenboig, Lanarkshire. Alternative brickworks include: Glenboig Star Fireclay Works, Glenboig, Lanarkshire. Glenboig Fireclay Works, (Old Works) Glenboig, Lanarkshire .  

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  • Glenboig X 12

    Found in Glenboig. Glenboig Union Fireclay Company, Glenboig, Lanarkshire. Alternative brickworks include: Glenboig Star Fireclay Works, Glenboig, Lanarkshire. Glenboig Fireclay Works, (Old Works) Glenboig, Lanarkshire .  

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  • Panmure

    Found Dundee. Guild & Anderson, Panmure Brick and Tile Works, Carnoustie. Oversized brick 12″ x 5 1/2 ” x 3″ . . .

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  • Panmure

    Found Dundee Guild & Anderson, Panmure Brick and Tile Works, Carnoustie. . . . .  

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  • Montrose

    Found in Montrose Dryley’s Brick, Tile and Pottery Works, Hillside, Montrose, Angus. Alternative brickworks include: Montrose Brick & Tile Works, Puggieston, Montrose. . . .  

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  • Montrose

    Found in Montrose Dryley’s Brick, Tile and Pottery Works, Hillside, Montrose, Angus. Alternative brickworks include: Montrose Brick & Tile Works, Puggieston, Montrose. . . .  

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  • J. Adamson & Co, Errol

    Found Dundee. James Adamson and Co, 28 High Street, Perth. Errol Brickworks, Inchcoonan. Office – Victoria Buildings, East Dock, Dundee. . . . Below – J. Adamson & Co to the front. Below – Errol to the rear.  

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  • Brighton Cupar

    Found Dundee Henry Duncan and Sons, Brighton Brick and Tile Works, Cupar. . . . . .    

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  • Klinit

    Found Gartliston Works, Glenboig. Garnqueen Fireclay Works, Glenboig, Lanarkshire Alternative brickworks include: Gartliston Fireclay Works, Glenboig, Lanarkshire. Klinit is a trade name for P & M Hurll .

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  • Code words of John G Stein – 1936

    Stein, Castlecary Fireclay Works, Castlecary, Stirlingshire. Stein, Manuel Firebrick and Refractory Works, Whitecross, Stirlingshire. Stein & Co, Anchor Brickworks, Denny, Stirlingshire. Milnquarter Fireclay & Gannister Works, Bonnybridge, Stirlingshire. For the convenience of customers ordering by ‘wire’ – a codeword is given for each standard size. This code word, together with the brand and quantity required,…

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  • 1878 – Brickmaking machine adverts

    1878  –  Slaters Directory – Adverts. Julius Whitehead’s sanitary pipe making machine, Halifax. James Matthews, brick making machine, Lancashire. Charles Hean, Dundee, brick making machinery. Brown & Kirk, Kirkcaldy, brick tile  & pipe machinery. Thomas Fawcett, brick machine maker, Leeds. . . . .      

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  • Dougall

    Found at Bonnyside, Bonnybridge. James Dougall & Sons Ltd, Bonnybridge, Stirlingshire. Alternative brickworks include: Bonnyside Brickworks, Bonnybridge, Stirlingshire. . . Below – A very similar stamp on a wedge-shaped brick. This was found by Gordon Wyle in Bonnybridge.

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  • A2

    Found Bonnyside, Bonnybridge. Unidentified refractory special A2. Find location would suggest Scottish origins and a potential James Dougall product. James Dougall & Sons Ltd, Bonnybridge, Stirlingshire. Alternative brickworks include: Bonnyside Brickworks, Bonnybridge, Stirlingshire. . Below – The same stamp but placed in a different position. Found at Bonnyside by Gordon Wyle.

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  • A1

    Found Bonnyside, Bonnybridge Unidentified refractory special A1 Find location would suggest Scottish origins and a potential James Dougall product. James Dougall & Sons Ltd, Bonnybridge, Stirlingshire. Alternative brickworks include: Bonnyside Brickworks, Bonnybridge, Stirlingshire.   .  

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  • FB

    Found Bonnyside Brickworks, Bonnybridge. Refractory special FB. 12″ x 4½” x 3″ Unidentified maker. Find location would suggest Scottish origins, but … most likely a James Dougall product considering the find site. .  

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  • W12

    Found Bonnyside, Bonnybridge W12 is a brickmark associated with Glenboig bricks. In the absence of anything to contradict this then I will record this brick as Scottish. . . .

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  • Refractory special 3587

    Found at the James Dougall site, Bonnyside, Bonnybridge Refractory special 15″ long. Outside diam 4″. Internal diam 2″ Unidentified maker Find location would suggest Scottish origins but… . .  

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