Luigi Isepponi, sculptor
— 13/07/2015The Garnkirk company was founded opened for business in 1832, by Mark Sprot. He had purchased Garnkirk
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Belgian brick imports to Scotland
— 26/06/2015There are many newspaper articles detailing the import of Belgian bricks to the UK as a whole. Below
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Joist shod
— 24/06/2015Fired clay box – joist slot or joist box. Unidentified maker but find location would suggest Scottish
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Overseas stockists for Scottish bricks – export and import
— 24/06/2015Overseas stockists for Scottish bricks – export and import. . . . . Below – 16/10/1844 –
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Brick Tax 1784 -1850
— 20/06/2015A brick tax was first proposed in 1756 but was rejected and again in 1778. However, at the end of the
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‘G’ and ‘D’ stamps
— 20/06/2015Graham Douglas donated these 2 yellow metal stamps. He was given them by a carpenter working at the Glenboig
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Bonnybridge Silica and Fireclay Co Ltd brochure
— 25/05/2015The Falkirk Museum and Archives are in possession of a Bonnybridge Silica and Fireclay Co Ltd brochure.
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Martin stamped bricks.
— 19/05/2015(Note – SBH – 12 different ‘Martin’ brickmarks have been found at the Hurll,
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Stein high alumina bricks
— 16/03/2015Stein, Castlecary Fireclay Works, Castlecary, Stirlingshire. Stein, Manuel Firebrick and Refractory Works,
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Stein cements
— 14/03/2015Stein, Castlecary Fireclay Works, Castlecary, Stirlingshire. Stein, Manuel Firebrick and Refractory Works,
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John G Stein & Co Ltd, Silica and Fire Brick Manufacturers, Bonnybridge
— 13/03/2015Stein, Castlecary Fireclay Works, Castlecary, Stirlingshire. Stein, Manuel Firebrick and Refractory Works,
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References to Scottish drainage and sanitary improvement
— 13/03/2015References to Scottish drainage and sanitary improvement. 1823 – James Smith – (3 January
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Terms of endearment
— 10/03/2015Names given to Scottish workmen involved in trades including brickmaking and building. Despite the glamorous
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Sankey, London and Castlecary, North Lanarkshire connection.
— 06/03/2015I am now fairly certain this is another example of a Scottish company, Castlecary Fireclay Co, Cumbernauld,
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Amalgamated Anthracite Holdings – AAH
— 03/03/2015AAH had many associations to the Scottish Brick Industry. AAH originates back to 1892 when Cleeves Company
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Ayrshire – clay resources
— 20/02/2015BRICK CLAY Brick clay is the term used to describe clay and mudstone used predominantly in the manufacture
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Portobello brick squad
— 30/01/2015Annals of Duddingston and Portobello – 1898 – The trade of Portobello has for the past hundred
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William Jameson – An early Scottish brickmaker
— 30/01/2015. . . . . Below – The Village of Figget (Portobello) 1783. 1898 – William Baird’s Annals
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Stein overseas collaboration? Carbofrax and Empire-E bricks
— 03/01/2015During 2014, I found a Carbofrax brick on shores of the Firth Of Forth, Nr Edinburgh. I suspected this
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Craigend Bricks of Prey
— 30/12/2014Canmore Info Craigend Brickworks Ltd was established in 1938 on the site of the drift mine at Craigend,
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Roman cement
— 24/11/2014(Note – SBH – I have added this small article to my site as although this is not a Scottish
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1977 – 1979 GR – Stein Refractories – Product Descriptions
— 07/11/2014Stein, Castlecary Fireclay Works, Castlecary, Stirlingshire. Stein, Manuel Firebrick and Refractory Works,
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Code words of John G Stein – 1936
— 31/10/2014Stein, Castlecary Fireclay Works, Castlecary, Stirlingshire. Stein, Manuel Firebrick and Refractory Works,
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William Dixon (1753-1822)
— 20/10/2014Canmore William Dixon Limited, Glasgow. – From ‘Captains of Industry’ by William S. Murphy.
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Glenboig and Stein – oversea’s heavyweights
— 15/09/2014… Over the centuries many of Scotland’s sons and daughters have emigrated overseas, and trade
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Dalbeattie brick kiln ghost
— 31/08/2014Dalbeattie has a ghost story – A desperately sad tale of the brick kiln that stood near the bottom
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Scottish Refractory Industry 1830 – 1980
— 20/08/2014By Kenneth W Sanderson A must-read if you are at all interested in the subject of the Scottish brick
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Working conditions, wages and social activities – brick and tile manufacturing industry.
— 18/08/201417/06/1820 – Caledonian Mercury – The brick s making business is now extremely flat. There
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