J & R Howie Hurlford
— 09/10/2024Found by Eddie McLean in the Glasgow area. Hurlford Fireclay Works, Galston Road, Hurlford, Ayrshire. . . . .
Howie or Hurlford water, drainage or sewer pipe
Found at Muirhouses Farm near the old Perceton Fire Clay Works, Perceton, Ayrshire.
This is a salt-glazed water, drainage or sewer pipe.
The pipe is marked with a capital ‘H’ within a circle.
Hurlford Fireclay Works, Galston Road, Hurlford, Ayrshire
I believe this either stands for Howie or Hurlford as per this mark.
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Below – 25 3/4″ long x 7 1/2″ wide. The main collar measures 10″ wide and the branch collar measures 7 3/4″ wide.
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Below – The following stamp is a slight variation on the ‘H’ above. Photographed by Hamish Fenton on the foreshore near West Shore Road, Granton, Edinburgh.
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