Found Glasgow. Note the chamfered corner to the right-hand bottom corner of the frog. James McNaughton Son & Co, Heatheryknowe, Glasgow. . . . Below – The same stamp on a brick found on the Firth of Forth, Inverkeithing. Both sides and ends are salt glazed. Below – The same stamp on a brick with a…
Read moreFound Firth of Forth, Inverkeithing. Niddrie Brickworks, Niddrie, Edinburgh, Midlothian.. . . . .
Read moreFound in Tranent by Ian Suddaby. Thomas Thornton & Sons at the Abercorn Brickworks, High Street, Portobello. . . . .
Read moreFound Dundee Bourtreehill Fireclay Works, Dreghorn, Ayrshire. . . . .
Read moreFound Seafield, Edinburgh. James Waldie & Sons, Tile Makers, 103 Leith Walk, Edinburgh, Midlothian. Probably manufactured at the Newbattle Brickworks, Newtongrange, Midlothian where the company had a lease in 1872. . . . Below – Found in Edinburgh in 1990 and kindly donated by Nick Basden. This appears to have a different composition and quality…
Read moreFound Seafield, Edinburgh. Castlecary Fireclay & Lime Works, Castlecary, Stirlingshire or the Glenboig Union Fireclay Company which took over the Castlecary company and works in 1936 (Via General Refractories, Sheffield) and continued the ‘GEM’ and ‘Castlecary’ brand names. . . .
Read moreFound Seafield, Edinburgh. Nellfield Brick and Tile Works, Braidwood, Lanarkshire. . . . .
Read moreFound Scottish Borders. Hailes Estate and Quarry Co, Slateford, Edinburgh. . . . . .
Read moreFound Inverkeithing, Firth of Forth Dykehead Firebrick Works, Bonnybridge, Stirlingshire. GR’s Dykehead – probably stands for General Refractories. GR-Stein Refractories Ltd – Formed by merger in 1970 of John G Stein & Co and General Refractories of Sheffield. GR- Stein became a subsidiary of Hepworth Ceramic Holdings Ltd. General Refractories was formed in 1929. It acquired, amongst…
Read moreFound Coatbridge at the Rochsolloch Brickworks Thomas Gibb and Sons, quarry masters and brick makers at Auchinlee, Cleland and Huntershill and Crowhill, Bishopbriggs. . . . . Below – The same stamp on a smaller sized brick found in the Chapelhill, Airdrie area by Tom Martin. Below – the same brickmarks but on a chimney…
Read moreFound Broughty Ferry, Dundee – JJ’s contribution George Guild & Son, Brick and Tile maker, Glamis. . . . . Front and Rear of Brick – Glamis .
Read moreFound Prestonpans, East Lothian. Manufacturer unknown. The find location would suggest Scottish origins but … . . . Gary Buckham sums up – All these bricks were found at the same location, on the shore at Prestonpans, East Lothian. There is a place called Gartartan to the south of Aberfoyle, Stirlingshire. With little information to…
Read moreFound Prestonpans, East Lothian Prestongrange Brick, Tile and Fireclay Works, Prestonpans, East Lothian . . . . . Below – The same stamp on a wider brick found in East Lothan.
Read moreFound Prestonpans, East Lothian Prestongrange Brick, Tile and Fireclay Works, Prestonpans, East Lothian. . . . .
Read moreFound Prestonpans, East Lothian Prestongrange Brick, Tile and Fireclay Works, Prestonpans, East Lothian. . . . .
Read moreFound Seafield, Edinburgh. Prestongrange Brick, Tile and Fireclay Works, Prestonpans, East Lothian. . . . .
Read moreFound Seafield, Edinburgh. This was unfortunately left at the locus. 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 . Below – Another similar stamp on a brick found by Ian Suddaby in the Bo’ness area….
Read moreFound Firth of Forth, Inverkeithing This example has an unusual stylised ‘S’ Southhook Fireclay Works, Kilmarnock, Ayrshire. Alternative brickworks include: Southhook Potteries, Bonnyton, Kilmarnock, Ayrshire. Southhook Fireclay Works, Dreghorn, Ayrshire. . .
Read moreFound Firth of Forth, Inverkeithing Electric cable cover Southhook Fireclay Works, Kilmarnock, Ayrshire. Alternative brickworks include: Southhook Potteries, Bonnyton, Kilmarnock, Ayrshire. Southhook Fireclay Works, Dreghorn, Ayrshire. Below – The same stamp but with the Southhook Kilmarnock being impressed upside down. Found by Michael Fallone in the Glasgow area. Below – the rear of the cover…
Read moreFound Firth of Forth Inverkeithing. The Detrick hanger bricks were coded – SP13 being the most common one and we’re called Perm bricks by the brick workers. Stein made such bricks under licence. – M.H Detrick – The M.H. Detrick Company is a heat refractory manufacturing company, based out of Mokena, Illinois. The company primarily…
Read moreFound Lilliesleaf, Scottish Borders. Sanquhar and Kirkconnel Collieries Ltd. Buccleuch Terra Cotta Works, Sanquhar, Dumfriesshire. . . .
Read moreFound Seafield , Edinburgh Glenboig Union Fireclay Company, Glenboig, Lanarkshire. Alternative brickworks include: Glenboig Star Fireclay Works, Glenboig, Lanarkshire. Glenboig Fireclay Works, (Old Works) Glenboig, Lanarkshire .
Read moreFound at Dougalls old works, Bonnyside, Bonnybridge. Note the partial thumbprint to the bottom right just below the ‘L’ and an additional mark to top right made by a square-cornered object of some description. James Dougall & Sons Ltd, Bonnybridge, Stirlingshire Alternative brickworks include: Bonnyside Brickworks, Bonnybridge, Stirlingshire. . Below – A similar stamp found…
Read moreFound Inverkeithing, Firth of Forth Lilliehill Fire-clay Works, Townhill, Dunfermline, Fife. . . . .
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