Reichmann & Co – P & M Hurll connection
— 29/05/2018Alexander Hurll was co-owner of Reichmann & Co. (Alexander was the younger brother of Peter and Mark
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Unmarked brick found at Rutherford Farm, Kelso, Roxburghshire
— 20/05/2018Found by Geoff Parkhouse at Rutherford near Kelso, former County of Roxburghshire. This brick is unmarked.
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Fire arch construction.
— 28/04/2018In a steam engine, the firebox is the area where the fuel is burned, producing heat to boil the
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Director of Bricks for Scotland
— 23/04/201805/09/1941 – Carluke and Lanark Gazette – To control bricks – Mr Lockhart W Hutson,
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Clay samples
— 20/04/2018These kindly donated by Tam Moffet who found them during the demolition of the Etna Brickworks, West
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Lord James Hay, Dundee – Concrete drainage tile
— 11/04/2018Below – January 1842 – Farmers Magazine – Lord James Hay visits Baldovan House, Dundee
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Grog found at The Manuel Works, Whitecross, West Lothian.
— 27/03/2018During groundworks in March 2018 at The Manuel Works, Whitecross, several piles of what appears to be
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Fire brick with glass deposits
— 27/03/2018This unmarked firebrick was found at the Baileyfield Glass Works, Portobello and kindly donated to my
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Ball Mill, Manuel Works, Whitecross, Linlithgow, Stirlingshire
— 09/02/2018The following steel/iron spheres were found following groundworks taking place at the Manuel Works, Whitecross.
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1/24th scale model kiln, designed and crafted by Hazel Wyle.
— 09/01/2018While discussing the finer points of brick collecting with my like-minded friends Gordon and Hazel Wyle,
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Evidence of poor quality bricks and misfiring within the kiln.
— 10/12/2017Below – A brick showing the irregularities caused by a stone in the mix. This was found near Jedburgh
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Oral testimony – Wemyss Brick Company.
— 20/11/2017The following transcript is from an oral interview taken by Margaret Bennett from Gary Nurse who used
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Oral testimony – Blairadam Brickworks
— 20/11/2017The following transcript is from an oral interview taken by Margaret Bennett from Marion Kelly who used
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Inter company comparison of products. Gilmour and Co v Cumbernauld Fire Clay Works.
— 11/11/2017The following Gilmour & Co, Kilmarnock brick was recovered at the Cumbernauld Fire Clay Works, Cumbernauld
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S L Merchant Company, New York, USA
— 28/10/2017J & M Craig, Perceton Fireclay Works, Dreghorn, Ayrshire supplied firebricks to S L Merchant Company
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William Nelson Jr, Importer and Wholesaler, New York, USA
— 28/10/2017J & M Craig, Perceton Fire Clay Works, Kilmarnock supplied salt glazed pipes to William Nelson Jr,
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Slag retention balls manufactured at the Manuel Works, Whitecross.
— 13/10/2017These two balls were found at the Manuel Works, Whitecross during ground levelling activities. They measure
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Temporary brick kilns erected during construction of buildings or structures.
— 12/10/2017It is suggested that wherever there is mention of the term ‘brickfield’ then it is entirely
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E.J Woodison & Co, Detroit, Michegan, USA
— 10/10/2017Following consultation with Moses Jenkins, HES, it is believed that bricks marked Woodison Steel (and
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Duvoisin – P & M Hurll connection.
— 01/10/2017Emile Francois Duvoisin (Born Yverdon 06/09/1852 – 1937). P & M Hurll, Gartliston and Garnqueen
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GR-Stein quality complaint.
— 29/08/2017While walking over the Manuel Works, Whitecross, Gordon and Hazel Wyle we found 2 soggy A4 pages of typed
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1866 – Memorandum on drainage
— 17/07/2017Below – 21/07/1866 – Farmers Gazette and Journal of Practical Horticulture. . . . Below –
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Early reference to the use of bing waste for making composition bricks.
— 23/06/201717/04/1865 – Glasgow Herald – To let – several large and extensive waste hills in
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Brick shortages in Scotland
— 16/04/201701/01/1824 – The Scots Magazine – Glasgow – There have been a great many additions
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Brickmarks – Possible reasons for reversed letters and misspelling.
— 07/04/2017When examining brickmarks it soon became evident that many letters were reversed. The letters ‘S’
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George Mossman and Alexander Thomson, Sculptors
— 30/03/2017George Mossman (1823 – 1863) – A close friend and associate of Alexander ‘Greek’
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Robert McAlpine – History of Brickmaking.
— 01/02/2017Source WIKI – Sir Robert McAlpine, 1st Baronet who founded the eponymous company was born in 1847
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‘Queen Mary’ boilers fitted with Glenboig bricks
— 26/12/2016Glenboig Union Fireclay Company, Glenboig, Lanarkshire. Alternative brickworks include: Glenboig Star
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Forth brick found on the shipwreck of the SS Politician off the west coast of Scotland.
— 08/12/2016Found by Craig Muirhead on 17/09/2012. Craig is a keen scuba diver and was diving on the wreck of the
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Miscellaneous newspaper articles
— 11/11/2016Some newspaper articles I find, are difficult to marry up with a relevant brickworks. In such cases,
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