Found Manuel Works, Whitecross by Gordon Wyle. 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. . .
Read moreFound Manuel Works, Whitecross 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. .
Read moreFound in Glasgow and Glenboig. Glenboig * (Glenboig ‘star’) Glenboig Union Fireclay Company, Glenboig, Lanarkshire. Alternative brickworks include: Glenboig Star Fireclay Works, Glenboig, Lanarkshire. Glenboig Fireclay Works, (Old Works) Glenboig, Lanarkshire .
Read moreFound Firth of Forth Bo’ness Glenboig Union Fireclay Company, Glenboig, Lanarkshire. Alternative brickworks include: Glenboig Star Fireclay Works, Glenboig, Lanarkshire. Glenboig Fireclay Works, (Old Works) Glenboig, Lanarkshire .
Read moreFound Manuel Works, Whitecross 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. .
Read more(Note – SBH – I am uncertain from which site the Ayrshire Bauxitic Clay Company Ltd operated from). Ayrshire Bauxitic Clay Company Ltd – The Parliamentary papers of 1883 record the Doura mine being worked by John Barr, with Thomas Rigg as his manager. Slater’s Directory of 1889 notes Robert Armour as the proprietor of the…
Read moreBy Kenneth W Sanderson A must-read if you are at all interested in the subject of the Scottish brick industry and in particular the refractory side of the business. It refers in detail to the 3 ‘stalwarts’ of the Scottish refractory industry namely James Dunnachie 1835 – 1921 William Douglas 1855 – 1937 John G Stein…
Read moreFound in Rutherglen, Glasgow Gilchrist & Goldie, Crow Road, Partick, Glasgow . . . .
Read moreFound in Aberdeen by Gary Taylor. Works, Strabathie ; Torry ; Plaidy; Turriff & Esslemont also Dryleys, Montrose. . . . .
Read moreThis example is not in my possession. Pinkie Musselbro – Pinkie Brickworks, Levenhall, Musselburgh. . . . . Below – An example found By Ian Suddaby in the Newcraighall, Edinburgh area. This looks like it was stabbed with a chisel prior to firing.
Read more(Note – SBH – I have found it difficult to differentiate between different brick and tile works in Prestongrange with regards researched information. It may be that some references below relate to the Old Kirk or Ravenscroft Brick and Tile Works or indeed other separate locations. If anyone can clarify then please get in touch)…
Read moreSource – The Geology of the Neighbourhood of Edinburgh 1910. P230 … At Prestongrange the principal coal seams in descending order are as follows: Great Seam, Diver, Clay Seam, Five-foot, Smithy, Jewel, Beggar, and Diamond No. 1. The seams most wrought are the Great Seam and the Jewel, both of which are mined for a considerable…
Read moreJ & M Craig, Perceton Fireclay Works, Dreghorn, Ayrshire. This example was taken from the toilet block at Rothesay Harbour. It is marked “J & M Craig, Kilmarnock. Makers of white & coloured glazed bricks, sinks &c. Agents ? Glasgow. Mr Alex Murray, 98 Commerce Street ” . . .
Read moreFound by Ian Suddaby in the Cumnock area. Southhook Potteries Ltd Southhook Fireclay Works, Kilmarnock, Ayrshire. Alternative brickworks include: Southhook Potteries, Bonnyton, Kilmarnock, Ayrshire. Southhook Fireclay Works, Dreghorn, Ayrshire. . Below – The rear.
Read moreFound at the Terally Brick and Tile Works. Logan, Kirkmaiden, Wigtownshire. In the early nineteenth century, Chapel Rossan was built as a house for the estate factor. The main building at Balgowan may have been erected as a dower house. Later in the century, Logan Tileworks, now a ruin, was established at Terally to provide…
Read moreFound on the site of the old tileworks at Monreith. Monreith Tileworks, Monreith, Wigtownshire. . . . Below – 2 different coloured floor tiles measuring 6″ x 6 ^ by 1 and 1/4 ” deep. Below – A large floor tile measuring approx 9″ x 9″ by 1 and 1/2 ” deep.
Read moreFound on the site of the old tileworks at Monreith. Monreith Tileworks, Monreith, Wigtownshire . . . . Below – The same stamp on a 6 square paver or byre brick found by Tucker Kennedy in Dumfriesshire. . Below – The same stamp on a diamond paver or byre brick found by Tucker Kennedy in…
Read moreFound Kirkconnel. Sanquhar Brick and Tile Works, Sanquhar, Dumfriesshire. This is an example of a facing brick made by Isherwood Brothers who took over James Brodie’s brickworks. . . . Below – This is basically the same stamp but the Bottom line is in a slightly different position to the top line. Found by Joan…
Read more17/06/1820 – Caledonian Mercury – The brick s making business is now extremely flat. There are thirty-five brick manufactories within about two miles of Glasgow, of these only 10 are working and twenty-four are totally idle. Every field is supposed to produce 500,000 bricks yearly, consequently, there has been a falling off of 12,000,000 in…
Read moreUnusually I am posting a ‘brickmark’ post without a photo of the brickmark. During research into the Cruden Bay Brickworks, Aberdeenshire I ascertained from RCAHMS that they hold a brick ‘rubbing’ of a brick recovered at the site and it reads ‘Turnbull, Dykehead’ George Turnbull Company, Dykehead Fire Clay Works, Bonnybridge, Falkirk. G Turnbull C…
Read moreFound Glenboig. Note the thumb print above the ‘I’ The right side is angled. Glenboig Union Fireclay Company, Glenboig, Lanarkshire. Alternative brickworks include: Glenboig Star Fireclay Works, Glenboig, Lanarkshire. Glenboig Fireclay Works, (Old Works) Glenboig, Lanarkshire .
Read moreKindly donated by Justin Parkes. Carnbroe with a ‘lazy’ C lying on its back above the mark Robert Fleming Atlas Firebrick works Coatbridge. . . .
Read moreFound at Coltness Iron Works, Newmains, Wishaw. Wm Hudspith & Co, Wishaw Pottery and Brickworks, Wishaw. . . . . Below – a bullnose version.
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