Dykehead Special
— 18/05/2014Found Firth of Forth, Inverkeithing Dykehead Firebrick Works, Bonnybridge, Stirlingshire. . . . .
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CP
— 18/05/2014Found at Firth of Forth, Inverkeithing. Unidentified maker but find location may suggest it has Scottish origins. Cruicks Pottery and Terra- cotta Works were situated on the same bay as the find location of this CP marked brick. I am sure this is a firebrick so is it possible that Cruicks Pottery Works made firebricks….
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Fordel
— 18/05/2014Found at Granton, Firth of Forth. Fordel Brick and Tile Works, St Davids Harbour, Fifeshire. Many thanks to George Liddle who send me the following extract from Early Railways of West Fife by a W Brotchie….”In 1853 the laird required that the name be inscribed as Fordell on Ordnance Survey plans, an ‘Anglicisation’ he was keen…
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Heathfield
— 18/05/2014Found at Firth of Forth, Inverkeithing. Heathfield Fireclay Works, Garnkirk. . . . . Below – Same mark on a wedge-shaped brick. Below – A similar stamp on a brick with appears to have a dribbled line of salt-glaze adhering to it. Note also the letter ‘T’ and ‘L’ appear shorter than the other letters….
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Docken D10
— 18/05/2014Found Inverkeithing, Firth of Forth. James Dougall & Sons Ltd, Bonnybridge, Stirlingshire Alternative brickworks include: Bonnyside Brickworks, Bonnybridge, Stirlingshire. . . .
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Pict 1OX18
— 18/05/2014(Note – SBH – I have added the Scottish tag here as although the bricks themselves were manufactured in Northumbria, the clay was mined in Scotland). Found Inverkeithing, Firth of Forth. Pict IOX18 ? During the First World War, (c.1916) Adamsez Ltd, sanitary ware manufacturers, of Scotswood, Newcastle, diversified into the manufacture of firebricks under…
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Arniston 1856
— 18/05/2014Found by Christine Hennessey in the Gorebridge, Mid Lothian area. Arniston Coal, Lime & Brick Works, Gorebridge, Midlothian. . . . .
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‘Crown’ Glenboig W9
— 17/05/2014Found by Eddie McLean in the Glasgow area. 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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Souterhouse
— 17/05/2014Found Gartliston Works, Glenboig Souterhouse Brickworks, Coatbridge, Lanarkshire. . . . .
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SDS
— 17/05/2014Found Firth of Forth, Inverkeithing. It was possibly 37/38AL2O3 quality. These Dyson bricks were made at the East Works at Bonnybridge (Dougall/Dyson site). James Dougall & Sons Ltd, Bonnybridge, Stirlingshire. Alternative brickworks include: Bonnyside Brickworks, Bonnybridge, Stirlingshire.
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Diamond
— 17/05/2014Found Firth of Forth, Inverkeithing James Dougall & Sons Ltd, Bonnybridge, Stirlingshire Alternative brickworks include: Bonnyside Brickworks, Bonnybridge, Stirlingshire. . . Below – A very similar stamp on a brick found on the site of the old Bonnyside Brickworks, Bonnybridge. This stamp does not have the ‘frog’ like the version above.
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Hurlford Fire Clay Works, Kilmarnock
— 17/05/2014Found Oxnam, Jedburgh. Hurlford Fireclay Works, Hurlford, Ayrshire. . . . .
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Bradnums Marmalade – Stone lithograph.
— 17/05/2014Found at Seafield, Edinburgh. Stone slab with a reverse transfer of what appears to be a Bradnums Marmalade label. Other identifiable words are ‘preserve’ and ‘Seville oranges’ and ‘Edinburgh’ and ‘brewed’ and an oval design and a shield design. Company unknown . .
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Pedestals / Supports
— 17/05/2014Found on the Firth of Forth, Inverkeithing. Unknown items – 12 or so lying on the beach next to an Empire E refractory special which was manufactured in the USA. Unidentified manufacturer. Find location would suggest Scottish origins but…. . .
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Brown Paisley
— 15/05/2014Found by Robert Bain in the West Dunbartonshire area. Robert Brown & Son, Ferguslie Fireclay Works and Caledonian Brick and Tile Works, Paisley. . . . .
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Robert Brown & Son Paisley
— 15/05/2014Found Hawick, Scottish Borders. Robert Brown & Son, Ferguslie Fireclay Works and Caledonian Brick and Tile Works, Paisley. . . . . Below – The same mark on a shaped and pointed brick found by Michael Fallone in the Glasgow area. It is stamped to both sides. . .
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Blythe & Sons Jubilee 1935 Birtley Station
— 14/05/2014Found on the River Tyne, Newcastle. Blythe & Sons Jubilee Coronation 1935 brick. T. Blythe Birtley Station, Co Durham. . . .
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Starworks J*D Glenboig
— 14/05/2014Found at Newmains, Morningside, North Lanarkshire. Glenboig Union Fireclay Company, Glenboig, Lanarkshire. Alternative brickworks include: Glenboig Star Fireclay Works, Glenboig, Lanarkshire. Glenboig Fireclay Works, (Old Works) Glenboig, Lanarkshire. . Below – The same stamp found at Glenboig with a slightly different shaped star. Below – The same stamp found at Glenboig with an 8 pointed…
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Bute
— 13/05/2014Found Newcastle upon Tyne. Produced at the Bute Colliery Brickworks at High Spen in the Derwent Valley, these bricks are often assumed to be of Scottish manufacture. Garesfield Collieries, the original owners of the pit, were a Tyneside based concern, the Scottish connection being that the Mineral Rights were owned by the Marquis of Bute,…
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Roslin NCB
— 13/05/2014Found Straiton, Edinburgh Roslin Brickworks, Roslin, Midlothian. . . . .
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Hoganas 6
— 13/05/2014Found at Bo’ness, Firth of Forth. Höganäs Bjuf AB has its roots in Höganäs Limited Company, founded in 1797. The first production of refractory bricks started in Höganäs in 1825, and since 1876 the company has been located in Bjuv, in the southwestern part of Sweden. Information. 31/08/1898 – Edinburgh Evening News – refers to…
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