Found at The Gartliston Fireclay Works, Glenboig. Hugh Symington, Brick and Tile Maker, Sweethills and Kipps, Coatbridge Kipps Quarry & Brickworks, Coatbridge, Lanarkshire. Alternative brickworks include: Bothwell Park or Faskine Brickworks, Coatbridge, 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. . Below – A similar mark with slightly different letter style plus the ampersand is upside down. Found at Bo’ness.
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 at Bo’ness, Firth of Forth. Note the thumb print to top right. Castlecary Fireclay & Lime Works, Castlecary, Stirlingshire. . . .
Read moreFound at Bo’ness, Firth of Forth Douglas Fireclay Works, Dalry, Ayrshire . . . . .
Read moreFound Manuel Works, Whitecross Atlas Brickworks, Bathville, Armadale, West Lothian. . . . . Below – The same stamp on a slim brick / tile measuring 1/2″ thick. Found in the Glasgow area by Eddie McLean. Below – A similar stamp with slightly bigger letters found on a brick at the Manuel Works, Whitecross by…
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 BCM = British Commercial Monomarks. Below – This is a very similar example and was found at the Manuel Works by Gordon Wyle….
Read moreFound Leadhills Rochsolloch Fire Clay Works, Coatdyke, Coatbridge, Lanarkshire. . . . . Below – This example found by Stevie Pattison in Paisley area with hobnail boot print. Below – The same stamp on a shaped brick. Found by Michael Fallone in the Glasgow area.
Read moreFound at Bo’ness, Firth of Forth. Rochsolloch Brickworks, Coatbridge, Lanarkshire. . . . .
Read moreFound in the Glasgow area by Eddie McLean. Electric cable cover. The manufacturer is unknown but most likely English or Scottish. I have found an identical cover in the Newcastle area. . . .
Read moreFound by Richard Comish in Barrow in Furness. Danger LBC Phorpres Electricity. London Brick Company – It has been estimated that a third of all the brick houses in England are built from London Brick Company bricks. The London Brick Company started production just over a century ago and usage peaked in the Post-War rebuilding period…
Read moreFound on the Firth of Forth at Bo’ness. Believed to be a Dyson Low Porosity bloating ladle brick. L.D.P with the ‘D’ being incorporated within a diamond-shaped mark. These Dyson bricks were possibly made at the East Works at Bonnybridge (Dougall/Dyson site) or possibly by Dyson Refractories, England. James Dougall & Sons Ltd, Bonnybridge, Stirlingshire…
Read moreFound in Fife area by Jean Cochrane. 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 Bo’ness. Find location suggests Scottish origins but….. I believe the ‘spin’ stands for spinel or spinella. MC – May refer to Magnesium Chrome as per “Heretofore, under those techniques conventionally utilized, some of the above-mentioned characteristics have been met by the available refractory bricks. However, a combination of all four characteristics has not…
Read moreFound in Fife area – JC Herbertshire Brickworks, Denny, Stirlingshire. . . . .
Read moreFound North shore of Firth of Forth Garturk Brickworks, Calder, Coatbridge, Lanarkshire. c. 1889 to c. 1938 (1852 to pre 1907) Alternative brickworks: Rochsolloch Brickworks, Coatdyke, Coatbridge, Airdrie Lanarkshire. Canmore The name Brand crops up twice in “A Survey of Scottish Brickmarks” with the first instance being Robert Brand proprietor/owner of Garturk Brickworks and the…
Read moreFound North shore of Firth of Forth Maker unknown – appears to be an early hand made or wooden moulded brick. Find location would suggest Scottish origins. (no thumb print on other side). . . .
Read moreFound Newmains, Morningside, North Lanarkshire Bonnybridge Silica & Fireclay Brickworks, Bonnybridge, Stirlingshire . . . . .
Read moreFound at Bo’ness, Firth of Forth. Believed to have been made at the Inverkeithing Fireclay and Brick Co Works, Inverkeithing. . . . . . . . Following exploration of the burn running alongside the old Inverkeithing Fireclay and Brick Co Works by Ian Suddaby, he has found 4 variations of this mark and swings…
Read moreFound at Bo’ness, Firth of Forth. Wellwood Brick Co. Works, Dunfermline, Fife. . . . . Below – The same stamp but it is a variation in brick size – much thinner, lighter brick and different colour. Found Charlestown. Below – The same stamp but it is a variation in brick size. This is a…
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