Found at a derelict house on the old Claynows Estate.
Clayknowes Brickworks, Greenhill, Bonnybridge.
So what does the ‘S’ stand for? Could it refer to ‘Stubal’ as in this Claynows brick?
Interestingly the only additional letter we have seen on the related ‘Greenhill‘ bricks is also an ‘S’.
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Found by Gloria Conti in the Grahamston, Falkirk area. This example is not in my possession. This brick was likely made by the Greenhill Fireclay Works, Bonnybridge. Believed to be sited at Clayknowes and later taken over and renamed the Greenhill Fireclay Company. . . .
Found by Graham Tait (Tattie) at Drum Farm, Bonnybridge Yet another badly stamped variation with an ‘E’ missing. These bricks were likely made by the Greenhill Fireclay Works, Bonnybridge. Believed to be sited at Clayknowes and later taken over and renamed the Greenhill Fireclay Company. . . .
Found on the old James Dougall site at Bonnyside. Clayknowes Brickworks, Greenhill, Bonnybridge. This version has letters with serifs. I wonder why the makers dropped the ‘K’ and the ‘E’ when stamping the bricks? The stamp may be STUBAL or SETUBAL. The first and or second letters are not clear. Stubal is a town in…
Found in Bonnybridge. The first ‘G ‘ is in a different style of font as it has serifs. The ‘R’ is reversed and upside down. The 2 x ‘E’ are reversed. This brick was likely made by the Greenhill Fireclay Works, Bonnybridge. Believed to be sited at Clayknowes and later taken over and renamed the Greenhill…
Found near Drum Farm, Bonnybridge. Yet another badly stamped variation with the ‘G’ and ‘R’ and ‘N’ being reversed and the ‘L’ and ‘L’ missing. The ‘S’ is also reversed or it could of course be upside down. These bricks were likely made by the Greenhill Fireclay Works, Bonnybridge. Believed to be sited at Clayknowes and later…
Found at near Drum Farm, Bonnybridge Yet another badly stamped variation with the ‘G’ missing , ‘R’ upside down, ‘N’ reversed and an ‘L’ and ‘L’ missing. The ‘S’ is also reversed or it could of course be upside down. These bricks were likely made by the Greenhill Fireclay Works, Bonnybridge. Believed to be sited at Clayknowes and…
Found at near Drum Farm, Bonnybridge Note the ‘G’ has serifs whereas the following letters do not. The final ‘L’ is also out of proportion to the rest of the letters. These bricks were likely made by the Greenhill Fireclay Works, Bonnybridge. Believed to be sited at Clayknowes and later taken over and renamed the Greenhill…
Found at near Drum Farm, Bonnybridge Yet another badly stamped variation with the ‘G’ missing, ‘R’ and ‘N’ reversed and an ‘I’ and ‘L’ missing and an ‘L’ upturned. These bricks were likely made by the Greenhill Fireclay Works, Bonnybridge. Believed to be sited at Clayknowes and later taken over and renamed the Greenhill Fireclay Company. . . .
Greenhill Fire Brick Works, Greenhill Fireclay Works and Greenhill Fireclay Company, Denny, Bonnybridge, Stirlingshire. Greenhill Fireclay Works, Clayknowes, Bonnybridge – Alexander and John Scott owned the farm and brickworks at Clayknowes and Cadgersgate according to the valuation roll of 1865, Slater’s Directory of 1867, refers to the Greenhill Fireclay works being worked by Scott &…
Clayknowes Brickworks, Greenhill, Bonnybridge, Falkirk, Stirlingshire. – They stamped their bricks ‘Claynows’ Greenhill Fireclay Works, Clayknowes, Bonnybridge – Alexander and John Scott owned the farm and brickworks at Clayknowes and Cadgersgate according to the valuation roll of 1865, Slater’s Directory of 1867, refers to the Greenhill Fireclay works being worked by Scott & Walker. The…
