Found by Ian Suddaby in Leith, Edinburgh.
This example is not in my possession.
Ian states – It is a circle or arc brick forming part of a structure 4’6″ in diameter. Maybe the base of a chimney or part of a furnace. Why is it interesting? To my knowledge it’s the first Bankpark circle brick ever found and the first Bankpark firebrick with numbers on too. So a significant discovery. This will be part of a whole series of Bankpark firebricks that for some reason have completely avoided detection until now. A fragment of another brick stamped 5Ft6 was also recovered.
Bank Park Fireclay Works, Tranent, East Lothian.
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Found by Ian Suddaby in Leith, Edinburgh. This example is not in my possession. Although broken, it is probably a circle or arc brick forming part of a structure 5’6″ in diameter. Maybe the base of a chimney or part of a furnace. Bank Park Fireclay Works, Tranent, East Lothian. . .
Excavations, Surveys and Heritage Management in Victoria (Australia). Volume 5 2016. Source. From the above paper, it was determined that bricks marked ‘Garnkirk Patent’ and ‘John Grieve Bankpark Firebrick Works’ were found during excavations of the Langlands Iron Foundry, Flinders Street, Melbourne which was Victorias first iron foundry and engineering firm. Garnkirk Fireclay Works, Garnkirk,…
Shidlaw Tileworks are 100 yards on the English side of the border situated on the Kelso Branch Railway and approximately 1 mile from Hadden Farm in Scotland. They are approximately 1/2″ from Carham Railway Station. (Note – SBH – I am referencing these tileworks as the claypit seems to run across the railway and right…
Found at Paxton Brick and Tile Works, Berwickshire. John Grieve, Bankpark Fireclay Works, Tranent, East Lothian Note the stamp corners are rounded. . . . Below – a similar stamp on an elongated brick found at Stirches Brick and Tile Works, Hawick
In the possession of Ian Suddaby John Grieve, Bank Park Fireclay Works, Tranent, East Lothian 1860 to c.1893 Canmore 1861 – John Grieve – Firebrick makers and Coal Merchants, North British Railway Station and Bank Park, Preston Pans. John Falconer Agent 1867 – John Grieve, Fire brick manufacturer and coal merchant, North British Railway Station and…
John Grieve, Bankpark Fireclay Works, Tranent, East Lothian. Canmore John Grieve’s brickworks lay just north of Tranent and was in production from the 1860s until the 1890’s (Douglas et al 1985, 16), but towards the end of this period, the name seen on bricks changed from John Grieve to J & C Grieve – source….
Found by Ian Suddaby in Annandale Street, Edinburgh. Bankpark Pyropalite Works Preston Pans. . . . . Below – A similar stamp on a garden pedestal and urn in the possession of Ian Suddaby. .
Found Manuel Works, Whitecross (fly tipping) John Grieve, Bankpark Fireclay Works, Tranent, East Lothian. . . . .
Found at the Vogrie Brick and Tile Works, Newlandrig. John Grieve, Bankpark Fireclay Works, Tranent, East Lothian. Note the stamp corners are chamfered. . . . Below – Similar stamp on a wedge-shaped brick found at the same location. .
Found River North Esk, Penicuik, Midlothian John Grieve, Bankpark Fireclay Works, Tranent, East Lothian. . . . .
