• Stein Mullite

    Found Manuel Works, Whitecross by IS ********************************* Information taken from a Stein brochure located within the Falkirk Archives High alumina refractory – high strength under load, good spalling resistance and excellent volume stability. Glass  furnaces, ceramic kilns (structure and kiln furniture), non ferrous metal furnaces and burner blocks. ********************************* Harley Marshall, ex Export Manager at…

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  • 7111 Stein Glasgow P4

    Found Manuel Works, Whitecross by Ian Suddaby. This is not in my possession. 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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  • 7111 Stein Glasgow D2

    Found Manuel Works, Whitecross by Ian Suddaby. This is not in my possession. 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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  • Hood

    Found Granton, Edinburgh Whitehill Fireclay Works, Rosewell, Midlothian. . . . .    

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  • Hailes

    Found Granton, Edinburgh Hailes Estate and Quarry Co, Slateford, Edinburgh . . . . .

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  • Cleghorn Terra Cotta Co LD Glasgow

    Found Granton, Edinburgh. Cleghorn Brickworks, Cleghorn, Lanarkshire. . . . . Below – The same stamp on a shaped brick. Below – Virtually the same stamp on a brick found by Michael Perkins at Granton, Edinburgh although the spacing of the letters is slightly different. Note also the positioning of the screws holding the stamping…

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  • Preston Grange

    Found Prestonpans, East Lothian by IW Prestongrange Brick, Tile and Fireclay Works, Prestonpans, East Lothian. . . . . Below – The same stamp on a shaped brick found very close to the Prestongrange Brickworks.  It has what appears to be burning  on both ends. .

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  • Glentore

    Found in Fife. Rawyards Brickworks, Rawyards, Airdrie, Lanarkshire. Alternative brickworks include: Drumbathie Brickworks, Rawyards, Airdrie, Lanarkshire. (Note – SBH – Recent research details a site called the Glentore Fireclay Works. These may have been a fireclay brickworks where Glentore bricks were manufactured but possibly more likely it was a clay mine where the fireclay was…

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  • Marykirk

    Found by Lewis Cherry in the Marykirk, Aberdeenshire area. Believed to be a product of the Primrosehill Brick and Tile Works, Marykirk . . . .    

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  • Dewar

    Found in Paisley by RB* Drumpark Brickworks, Bargeddie, Glasgow, Lanarkshire Note the brick has been stamped Dewar in doth directions. Note the slighty larger gap after the ‘D’ and before the ‘R’ to accommodate the screws holding the stamp. . . Below – A similar stamp on a brick found in Glasgow but with additional…

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  • Walkinshaw

    Found Paisley. Walkinshaw Brickworks, Renfrew, Renfrewshire. . . . .    

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  • Broadlie

    Found in Paisley by RB* Broadlie Brickworks, Dalry, Ayrshire. . . . .

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  • Afton New Cumnock

    Found New Cumnock by BG. Afton Brickworks, New Cumnock, Ayrshire. . . . Does anyone know what the circular symbol in the middle of the brick might be? Below – This photo is of a brick in the possession of BG and shows the central design a little clearer – it looks like a crown…

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  • Afton 1963

    Found at Old Kilpatrick, Glasgow Afton Brickworks, New Cumnock, Ayrshire or the Afton Brickworks, Avonbridge. 19 Afton 63 cored. (1963 date) . .   .   .

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  • Alloa

    Found Firth of Forth, Limekilns. Alloa Brick & Tile Works, Craigward, Clackmannanshire or possibly manufactured by the Alloa Coal Co Ltd at the Meta Brickworks. . . . . Below – The same brickmark but on a red brick with a square-ended frog. It was found in Alva, Clackmannanshire. Below – The same brickmark but…

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  • 50

    Found at Carron Works, Falkirk. Unidentified maker but found amongst a whole load of C Coy bricks which I attribute to the Carron Company… so could well be of Scottish origins. Carron Company, Iron Works and Refractory Brickworks, Falkirk, Stirlingshire. . . .  

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  • BB 165

    Found Firth of Forth, Inverkeithing Unidentified maker This is a very dense brick and has the look of a storage heater block. Many such blocks were manufactured at the Stein Castlecary Works. . .

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  • Hill of Beath

    Found Firth of Forth Inverkeithing. Hill of Beath Fireclay Works, Hill of Beath, Fife. . . . .

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  • Alloa

    Found in the Alloa area by Gordon Wyle. Alloa Brick & Tile Works, Alloa, Clackmannanshire. . . . .    

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  • C Coy S

    Found Carron Works, Falkirk. Carron Company, Iron Works and Refractory Brickworks, Falkirk, Stirlingshire. The ‘S’ may refer to Stirlingshire. . . .

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  • C Co s

    Found Carron Works, Falkirk. Carron Company, Iron Works and Refractory Brickworks, Falkirk, Stirlingshire. The ‘S’ may refer to Stirlingshire. . . .

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  • C Coy

    Found Carron Works, Falkirk. Carron Company, Iron Works and Refractory Brickworks, Falkirk, Stirlingshire. . . . .

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  • Nettle A1

    Found Carron Works, Falkirk Slightly different mark to my other Nettle A1 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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  • Nettle – K

    Found Carron Works, Falkirk 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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  • Stein 8

    Found Carron Works, Falkirk 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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  • Cherryton 2

    Found Cherryton Brickworks. Cherryton Brick Co, Tulligarth, Clackmannanshire. . . . .    

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  • 1 Cherryton 2

    Found Cherryton Brickworks. Cherryton Brick Co, Tulligarth, Clackmannanshire. . . . .  

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  • 1 Cherryton

    Found Cherryton Brickworks. Cherryton Brick Co, Tulligarth, Clackmannanshire. . . . .  

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  • Clackmannan 1846

    Found Firth of Forth, Limekilns. Partial brick but it says ‘kmannan 846’ – which will undoubtedly be Clackmannan 1846 Clackmannan Brick And Tile Works, Clackmannan. . . . . Below – The same stamp on a much more complete brick. Found by Ian Suddaby in the Edinburgh area. This is not in my possession.  

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