Scotland's Brick and Tile Manufacturing Industry

Found by Eddie Mclean in the Glasgow area. It would appear to have been manufactured at an unknown National Coal Board Brickworks. The letters are raised on the stamp. R – Right. See also NCB – L (left). .

Found by Eddie Mclean in the Glasgow area. It would appear to have been manufactured at an unknown National Coal Board Brickworks. The letters are raised on the stamp. L – Left See also NCB – R (right). . .

Found on the shore at Maryport, Cumbria. Calsil – possibly an abbreviation for ‘Calcium Silicate’ Unknown manufacturer. . . . The following are references to brick manufacturers using calcium silicate. Below – 12/03/1931 – West Sussex Gazette – Midhurst Brick Company, Midhurst, Sussex. 37s 6d per 1000. 1966 – Construction News – Related news to…

Found to the South West of St Petersburg, Russia. (Near the Estonian border). Many thanks to Vladimir Smirnov for sending the photograph. Whitehill Brickworks, Rosewell, Edinburgh, Midlothian. . . . Below – This similar stamp was also found in St Petersburg, Russia and in an old stove lining. It is in the possession of Vladimir…

Found by Ian Suddaby at the site of the old Roslin Gunpowder Works, Roslin. This example is not in my possession. Whitehill Brickworks, Rosewell, Edinburgh, Midlothian. . . .  

Found by Ian Suddaby in the Edinburgh area. Note the 3 ‘pimples’ above ‘hill’. Whitehill Brickworks, Rosewell, Edinburgh, Midlothian. . . .

Found by Ian Suddaby at Portobello. This example is not in my possession. Whitehill Brickworks, Rosewell, Edinburgh, Midlothian. . . .

Found by Ian Suddaby in the Edinburgh area. Whitehill Brickworks, Rosewell, Edinburgh, Midlothian. . . . . Below – The same stamp on a similar brick found by Ian Suddaby at the same location.  

Found in Bathville, West Lothian. Barbauchlaw Brick Works, Armadale, West Lothian. . . . .

Found by Eddie McLean in the Glasgow area. Gateside Brickworks, Cambuslang, Lanarkshire . . . . .