• Hamilton

    Found Paisley. Hamilton Brickworks, Hamilton, Lanarkshire. . . . .  

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  • Greenhill

    Found at Clayknowes, Bonnybridge. These bricks were likely made by the Greenhill Fireclay Company, Bonnybridge rather than the earlier Greenhill Fireclay Works at the same site. . . . . Below – The stamp found at same location. I have kept this as this firebrick is only about 1 1/4 thick. Below – The stamp found…

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  • Greenfield

    Found in Fife area  by Jeannie Cooper. Greenfield Brickworks, Earnside St, Shettleston, Glasgow. Note the first and last letters are larger than the rest and the ‘N’ is reversed. . . .  

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  • Glenboig patent

    Found in California, USA. This example is not in my possession. 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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  • Glen

    Found Bo’ness Glen Works, Glen Village, Falkirk, Stirlingshire . . . .  

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  • Gilmour & Co Kilmarnock

    Found Seafield, Edinburgh Bonnyton Fireclay Works, Kilmarnock, Ayrshire. Stamped to both sides with the same brickmark. White enamel glaze to 1 side. Note the channels to the right and left of the frog. This is likely to assist the keying of the cement and strengthen the bond between the bricks. . . Below – The…

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  • Gilbertfield

    Found in Paisley. Gilbertfield Colliery & Brickworks, Cambuslang, Lanarkshire. . . . .  

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  • Gateside

    Found Glenboig. Gateside Brickworks, Cambuslang, Lanarkshire. . . . . Below – Gateside Brickworks 1934

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  • Gartverie

    Found flytipping pile,  Glenboig This example is spelt with a single ‘R’ – why? Note the thumb print to bottom left. Gartverrie Fireclay Works, Glenboig, Lanarkshire.   . . .  

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  • Gartcraig

    Found by Eddie McLean in Glasgow Gartcraig Fire Clay Works, By Millerston, Glasgow . . . . Below  – and this very similar mark on a brick found by Michael Fallone in the Glasgow area. The letters are a slightly different style to the version above, particularly the ‘R’ and ‘C’ Note the thumb print…

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  • Garscube Glasgow

    Found in Fife area – JC There were two brickworks which used the title Garscube, namely the Garscube Brick and Tile Works, Netherton, Glasgow which was operated by Mark Hurll and the Garscube Brickworks, Dawsholm, Glasgow operated by the Garscube Brick Company. It is not certain which works stamped their bricks Garscube ( It is…

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  • G S Loudon West Calder

    Found West Calder. G S Loudon, Hermand Brick & Tile Works, West Calder. Alternative brickworks: Allanton Brick, Tile & Fireclay Works, Newmains, Lanarkshire. . . .    

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  • Lochhead Dunfermline

    Found at Granton, Firth of Forth, Edinburgh. Lochhead Fireclay Works, Dunfermline, Fife. . . . . A similar brick was also found in Orkney. The following entries make reference to bricks being transported from the Scottish mainland to the Northern Isles. Below – 1869 – J.M Aitken, Lerwick, Shetland, merchant for many goods including bricks….

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  • Eglinton

    Found in the Kilwinning area. Eglinton Fire Clay Works, Eglinton. or The Eglinton Silica Brick Company Limited, Dundyvan, Coatbridge. or Eglinton Iron Fireclay Works, Eglinton. Below – These are building bricks. . Below – The same stamp on an animal feed trough. The trough is obviously broken  but there is still enough left give you…

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  • Drongan

    Possibly, Drongan Castle Colliery, Drongan, Ayrshire. The Shieldmains Collieries may also be a suitable candidate for this brick – GB This example is not in my possession . . .

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  • Doura Works by Irvine

    Found on site at the Doura Brick Works. Brick & Tile Works, Doura, Irvine, Ayrshire. This brick is burnt on the right side and appears to have formed part of one of the kilns located on site. . . . .    

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  • Doura

    Found at Muirhouses Farm near Perceton, Irvine Brick & Tile Works, Doura, Irvine, Ayrshire. . . . .    

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  • Dalry

    Found by Andrew Gemmell in the Milngavie, Glasgow area. Dalry Brick Company, Carsehead Brickworks, Dalry, Ayrshire. . . . .    

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  • Dalquharran

    Found at Dipple, Ayrshire by Tucker Kennedy. Dalquharran Brick & Tile Works, Wallacetown, Ayrshire. This is a glazed paver. . . . . Below – The same stamp on a brick found in Ayrshire by John (Ian) Jones, Ayrshire. Below – The same stamp on a shaped brick found in Ayrshire by John (Ian) Jones, Ayrshire….

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  • D B

    Found in Kirkcaldy. This possibly represents the Den Brickworks, Kirkcaldy or possibly the Denbeath Brickworks. . . . .  

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  • Campbell

    This is a baby firebrick recovered from a skip in Gatehouse Fleet by Michael Kay. Campbell & Co, Roughcastle Fireclay Works, Bonnybridge, Stirlingshire. . . . . Below  – This version is actually a bullnose with the top right-hand corner being rounded off. Below – The same stamp on a brick found by Steve Cogle…

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  • Crail

    Photographed in Crail Museum, Fife. These examples are not in my possession. Kirkmay Brickworks, Crail. . . .  

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  • Craigrigg

    Found at the Craigrigg Brickworks. Craigrigg Works, Westfield, West Lothian. . . . .  

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  • Brucefield

    Found East Wemyss. Brucefield Brickworks, Kennet, Clackmannanshire. . . . .

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  • Cuttlehill Tile & Brick Work, Fifeshire

    Found Loanhead, Edinburgh. So was this made at Cuttlehill Tile & Brickworks, Crossgates, Fife. or Cuttlehill Tile & Brick Work, Leven, Fife. Most likely it was the Crossgates site.    

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  • Cowdenbeath

    Found in Fife – RC Cowdenbeath Coal Company Brick Works, Cowdenbeath. . . . .  

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