• Bathville

    Found Lauder, Scottish Borders. Bathville Brick and Fireclay Works, Armadale, West Lothian. . . . . Below – A very similar stamp on a brick found in Bonnybridge. Some of the letters are a slightly different shape, in particular the ‘H’.      

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  • Winchburgh

    Found Jedburgh, Scottish Borders. Winchburgh Brickworks, Winchburgh, West Lothian. Note the reversed ‘N’. . . . Below – A similar stamp on a brick found by Ian Suddaby in the Edinburgh area. Note the individual letter plates can be easily seen. Below – Again a similar stamp where the individual letter plates can be seen….

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  • K & C

    Found in Jedburgh, Scottish Borders Keir & Cawder, Bishopbriggs Works, Glasgow. Alternative brickworks include: Blackhill Works, Glasgow. Holytown Works, Glasgow. Summerston Works, Glasgow. Cadder Works, Glasgow. .    

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  • Auchinlea

    Found Galashiels, Scottish Borders. Auchinlea Brickworks, Wishaw, Lanarkshire. . . . . Below – The same stamp on a brick found by Eddie McLean in the Glasgow aarea. The middle’I’ is missing although there is a ‘ghost’ image of where it should be.  

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  • Douglas

    Found Jedburgh, Scottish Borders Douglas Fireclay Works, Dalry, Ayrshire. . . . .  

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  • Darngavil

    Found Jedburgh, Scottish Borders Darngavil Brickworks Ltd, Craigrigg Works, West Lothian. Alternative brickworks include: Darngavil Brickworks Ltd, Darngavil Works, Airdrie, Lanarkshire. . .  

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  • Sterling

    Found Jedburgh, Scottish Borders. Believed to have been manufactured at the Jawcraig Brickworks, Falkirk, Stirlingshire by the Stirlingshire Brick Works Ltd. . . . Below – 2 different sized bricks with the same mark. .    

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  • Arniston

    Found at Hawick, Scottish Borders Arniston Coal, Lime & Brick Works, Gorebridge, Midlothian. . . . .      

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  • Arniston 1857

    Found at Middleton, Midlothian by Alyson Reive Arniston Coal, Lime & Brick Works, Gorebridge, Midlothian. . . . . Similar brick found in 19th century Greenhouse base, Hartrigge House, Jedburgh    

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  • Arniston 1866

    Found in 19th century Greenhouse base, Hartrigge House, Jedburgh Arniston Coal, Lime & Brick Works, Gorebridge, Midlothian. . . . . Below – The same stamp on a white brick found at the old Arniston Colliery.

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  • Arniston 1872

    Found in 19th century Greenhouse base, Hartrigge House, Jedburgh Arniston Coal, Lime & Brick Works, Gorebridge, Midlothian. . . . .    

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  • Roslin

    Found Jedburgh, Scottish Borders Roslin Brickworks, Roslin, Midlothian. . . . .

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  • NCB Roslin

    Found Jedburgh, Scottish Borders Roslin Brickworks, Roslin, Midlothian. . . . .  

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  • Thistle

    Found Newcastle 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 located centrally on the brick. Found at the Stein Castlecary Works. Below – Similar stamp on a long firebrick….

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  • Stein Glasgow C

    Found 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. .

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  • Stein Glasgow 1

    Found 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. .  

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  • Thistle 12

    Found Galashiels, Scottish Borders. 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. .

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  • NCB Whitehill

    Found Jedburgh, Scottish Borders. Whitehill Brickworks, Rosewell, Edinburgh, Midlothian. . . . .

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  • Whitehill

    Found Jedburgh, Scottish Borders. Whitehill Brickworks, Rosewell, Edinburgh, Midlothian. . . . .

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  • Muir Armadale

    Found St Boswells, Scottish Borders. Barbauchlaw Brickworks, West Lothian. . . . . Below  – The same brickmark on a ‘red’ brick. This was found by Michael Fallone in the Glasgow area. Below – A similar stamp on a brick found at Armadale. The letters are slightly different in size. Note the ‘U’ for example….

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  • Tho King & Co, Bellside

    Found Hawick, Scottish Borders Thomas King & Co, Bellside Brickworks, Bellside, Lanarkshire. Note the different fonts used in the lettering style – the G, & and L’s are stylised differently to the rest and the letters are larger too. . . .   Below – The same stamp on a chamfered corner brick with a reversed…

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  • Thos King & Co Bellside

    Found Hawick, Scottish Borders. Thomas King & Co, Bellside Brickworks, Bellside, Lanarkshire. . . . . Below – The same stamp found on a bullnose example found in Glasgow by Eddie McLean      

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  • SBC

    Found Jedburgh, Scottish Borders. Scottish Brick Corporation. Following nationalisation of the coal industry in 1947, the National Coal Board (NCB) inherited a number of brickworks. Around 1969,  saw the NCB selling off its brickworks with the Scottish Brick Corporation (SBC) taking over most of them, some 33 sites in Scotland. The SBC then started using…

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  • Atlas

    Found Jedburgh, Scottish Borders Atlas Brickworks, Bathville, Armadale, West Lothian. . . . .    

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  • Nettle

    Found 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 – the same plain  stamp on a special found at The Manuel Works, Whitecross. . Below – the same mark found…

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  • Niddrie

    Found Jedburgh, Scottish Borders. Niddrie Brickworks, Niddrie, Edinburgh, Midlothian. . . . . Below – The same stamp on a different sized brick found in the Edinburgh area and donated by Nick Basden.  

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  • Newmains

    Found at Newmains. Newmains Brickworks, Morningside, Lanarkshire. . . . .  

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  • Hood

    Found Minto, Scottish Borders. Whitehill Fireclay Works, Rosewell, Midlothian. . . . .    

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  • Newbattle

    Found Jedburgh, Scottish Borders. Newbattle Brickworks, Newtongrange, Midlothian. . . . . Below – A very similar stamp on a round ended frog. Found Manuel Works, Whitecross (fly-tipping). Below – A very similar stamp on a frog with scalloped corners. Found By Ian Suddaby in the Dalkeith area. This example is not in my possession….

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