Gartcraig and Gartcosh bricks found in Nova Scotia, Canada

Many thanks to Rick Weber for the following photographs and information.

Rick states –  We live in Western Head Nova Scotia Canada in the old Western Head schoolhouse built in 1859.  I have a pile of old red bricks behind a tree on the edge of the marsh on our property. My wife notice them last May when we purchased the house.  I was doing some yard work today and went over to the bricks and noticed the Gartcraig brick peeking out under one of the red bricks.  I pulled it out, washed it off and immediately got on the internet to research my find.  I was about to send you a picture of the brick but decided to go back to the pile and have another look.  I picked every red brick off the pile and found the Gartcosh bricks in the muddy marsh!  I’ve also sent pictures of the schoolhouse from way back in the day and a picture of it now so you can actually place the bricks with its original home. The red bricks were not stamped.

Below – Gartcraig Fire Clay Works, by Millerston, Glasgow.

Gartcosh Fireclay Works, Gartcosh, Glasgow.

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