Rawyards
— 04/05/2014Found at Bo’ness, Firth of Forth. Rawyards Brickworks, Airdrie, Lanarkshire. . . . . Below – The same stamp on a bullnose brick. Found by Stuart Malcolm in the Glasgow area.
Read moreFound North shore, Firth of Forth. Alloa Brick & Tile Works, Alloa, Clackmannanshire. . . . .
Read moreFound Bo’ness, Firth of Forth. Heathfield Fireclay Works, Garnkirk. Note thumb print to top right. . . .
Read moreFound in 19th century greenhouse base, Crailing, Jedburgh. Arniston Coal, Lime & Brick Works, Gorebridge, Midlothian. . . . . Below – A red clay brick with a similar stamp found by Roddy MacLeod in the Galashiels area. Below – A similar stamp on a red brick found at the old Arniston Colliery.
Read moreFound North shore of Firth of Forth. Hill of Beath Fireclay Works, Hill of Beath, Fife. . . . . Below – The same stamp on a brick with a slotted section through the right margin. (Note – SBH – The reason for this slot is still not known). Found by George Hunter in Fife….
Read moreFound Jedburgh, Scottish Borders. Prestongrange Brick, Tile and Fireclay Works, Prestonpans, East Lothian. . . . .
Read moreFound at Drum Farm, Bonnybridge. Callendar Brick And Fireclay Works, Glen Works, Glen Village, Falkirk, Stirlingshire. . . . . Below – The same stamp on a slightly different sized brick. Found Manuel Works, Whitecross. Below – The same stamp on a slightly deeper frog. Note the reversed ‘D’. Found by Eddie McLean in the…
Read moreFound on Bo’ness Firth of Forth. Newmains Brickworks, Morningside, Lanarkshire Alternative brickworks include: Kelty Brickworks, Fife. Hamilton Brickworks, Hamilton, Lanarkshire. Mayfield Brickworks, Carluke, Lanarkshire. (Note – SBH – this particular brick was probably made at Mayfield, Carluke).
Read moreFound on Bo’ness Firth of Forth. J H Sankey & Son, Essex Wharf, Canning Town, London. This may be a Scottish product. A collaboration between Castlecary Fireclay & Lime Works, Castlecary and Sankey hence the Scotch reference. Please see this link for my reasons – click me. . .
Read moreFound at Roughcastle fire clay works, Bonnybridge. J H Sankey & Son, Essex Wharf, Canning Town, London. This may be a Scottish product. A collaboration between Castlecary Fireclay & Lime Works, Castlecary and Sankey hence the Scotch reference. Please see this link for my reasons – click me. . . Below – Very similar brickmark…
Read moreFound on Bo’ness Firth of Forth Cumbernauld Fireclay Works, Cumbernauld, Lanarkshire. . . . .
Read moreFound Bonnybridge. Bonnybridge Silica & Fireclay Brickworks, Bonnybridge, Stirlingshire. . . . . Below – Virtually the same stamp on a wedge shaped example found at Drum Farm, Bonnybridge
Read moreFound on Bo’ness Firth of Forth. Callendar Brick & Fireclay Co Ltd, Glen Works, Glen Village, Falkirk. No information found on this brickmark but Callendar Colliery was also known as the Glenrig Mine and was associated with the Callendar Brick & Fireclay Co Ltd, so it seems reasonable that the GLENRIG brickmark may have originated…
Read moreFound by Tam Moffet in Fife. Drumpark Brickworks, Bargeddie, Glasgow, Lanarkshire. There appears to be no frog as such. The round-ended mark is likely just to be the mark left by the stamp plate. . . . Below – A similar stamp on a brick found by Andrew Wood in the Fife area. Not the…
Read moreFound at Stein Castlecary Works, Castlecary. 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 – The same stamp on a bullnose version found by Gordon Wyle in Alloa. Below – The stamp is…
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 stamp found by Gordon Wyle at Manuel Works, Whitecross. The lettering has a slightly differen spacing and there…
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 This looks like a ‘normal’ firebrick, unlike the ususal stamped Myrtle bricks which are silica based. Below – The same stamp on a…
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 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 Note the ‘Square’ to the far left. . Below – Very similar stamp on a brick found in Barrow in Furness by Richard…
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