Coltness
— 06/02/2017Found Wishaw Mayfield Brickworks, Carluke, Lanarkshire . Alternative brickworks include: Newmains Fireclay Works, Morningside, Lanarkshire, Stepends Brickworks, Airdrie, Lanarkshire. .
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GISCOL
— 20/11/2016Found at Paisley. Note the ‘lug’ within the frog to the left of the ‘G’. I wonder if this was a ‘code’ to denote which GISCOL brickworks this particular brick was manufactured in? Newmains Brickworks, Morningside, Lanarkshire Alternative brickworks include: Birkfield Brickworks, Carluke, Lanarkshire. GISCOL stands for the Glasgow Iron and Steel Company (Limited).
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Invertiel Brick and Lime Works, Invertiel, Kirkcaldy, Fife
— 19/11/2016Below – 1855 – This map shows the probable location of the Invertiel Brickworks when they were established at some date in the future. 27/04/1877 – Dundee Courier – The Invertiel Limeworks. These limekilns, situated about half a mile from the West Bridge Turnpike on the road to the Grange, have been closed for above…
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Stepends Brickworks, Nr Plains, Airdrie, North Lanarkshire
— 12/10/2016Stepends Brickworks, Plains, Airdrie, Lanarkshire. Canmore Stepends Brickwork was situated in the village of Plains 2 miles East of Airdrie on the Bathgate Road. It used the waste from the Ardenrigg Colliery. Ardenrigg Mine lay up in the hills above the Lily Loch toward Salsburgh, the output of 77,000 tons per annum of Anthracite Coal…
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Scottish bricks found in Provincia De Santa Fe, Argentina
— 07/07/2016The photos of these bricks were kindly forwarded by Cristina Pasquali an archaeologist and coordinator of the project, the forest and its people. They were found in Tartagal, Provincia De Santa Fe, Argentina. Facebook page – (Translation ) – The Forestry Project and Peoples is based in the Centre for the Study of Historical Archaeology, Faculty…
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Cardowan Fire Clay Works, Stepps, North Lanarkshire
— 28/04/2016Cardowan Fire Clay Works, Stepps, Glasgow – This should be read in conjunction with the post on the Heathfield Fireclay Works. Canmore Cardowan and Heathfield Works. The first of these works, belonging to Messrs. John Young and Son, was built in 1852 by Messrs. John Hurll and John Young, previous to that time of the…
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Coltness 42
— 05/02/2016Found by George Kennedy at the Hallcraig Works, Carluke. This is not in my possession. Mayfield Brickworks, Carluke, Lanarkshire. Alternative brickworks include: Newmains Fireclay Works, Morningside, Lanarkshire, Stepends Brickworks, Airdrie, Lanarkshire.
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Scottish Brick Corporation Ltd
— 19/01/2016A brochure of unknown date details Scottish brick production viz:- Scottish Brick Corporation Limited viz:- Kelty Brickworks, Braehead, Lassodie, Kelty, Fife Meta Brickworks, Fish Cross, Alloa Niddrie Brickworks, Portobello, Edinburgh Northfield Brickworks, Shotts, Lanarkshire Mayfield Brickworks, Wilton Road, Carluke Newmains Brickworks, Morningside Road, Newmains. Hamilton Brickworks, Mary Street, Hamilton Gartshore Brickworks, Twechat, Kilsyth, Glasgow Centurion…
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Coltness Iron Works
— 17/12/2015Found at Coltness Iron Works, Newmains Mayfield Brickworks, Carluke, Lanarkshire. Alternative brickworks include: Newmains Fireclay Works, Morningside, Lanarkshire, Stepends Brickworks, Airdrie, Lanarkshire. .
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Glasgow Iron and Steel Co, Wishaw, North Lanarkshire
— 07/10/2015Canmore Below – Glasgow Iron and Steel Co – Source Glasgow Iron and Steel Co of Wishaw – 1844 Company established. 1853 – The Glasgow Iron Co acquired the derelict works at Motherwell of the West of Scotland Malleable Steel Co for £42,050. The works were managed by Thomas Martin, who improved, and patented, the refining…
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Loudon & Russell Ltd Newmains
— 18/09/2015Found Drum Farm, Bonnybridge. Loudon & Russell Allanton Fireclay Works Newmains. Foul or water pipe. . . . . . Below – the pipe bend in this photo as indicated by the blue marker appears to be the same as this example. The photo depicts the Allanton Pipe Works, Morningside Below – An identical mark…
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Brickmarks S – Z
The following is a list of known Scottish brickmarks (including special shapes) in that a physical example exists and has been photographed. Clicking the link will bring up information about the brickmark with photograph(s); when and where the brick was found, where it was manufactured, if known, and any additional information about the brickmark, the…
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(CI)C 2SA B
— 24/07/2015Found at Newmains, North Lanarkshire I believe CIC stands for Coltness Iron Company – CIC is followed by 2SA or similar and the ‘B’ is marked at an angle to the rest of the mark Mayfield Brickworks, Carluke, Lanarkshire. Alternative brickworks include: Newmains Fireclay Works, Morningside, Lanarkshire, Stepends Brickworks, Airdrie, Lanarkshire.
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P1
— 22/06/2015Found Newmains, Morningside, North Lanarkshire. This was found alongside several Atlas P1‘s – It is not broken (slightly nibbled!) so the Atlas stamp was just never used in this example. It also depicts a large thumbprint. Atlas Brickworks, Bathville, Armadale, West Lothian. . . . .
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Coltness Iron Co Limited, Newmains, North Lanarkshire.
— 19/06/2015Coltness Iron Co Limited, Newmains, North Lanarkshire. Records of Coltness Iron Co Ltd, coal and iron masters and steel and brick manufacturers, Newmains, South Lanarkshire, Scotland The Coltness Iron Co Ltd, Newmains, South Lanarkshire, Scotland, was established in the 19th century by Henry Houldsworth and his brother, Thomas. The brothers settled for the board and financial…
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United Fireclay Products Ltd, Bathgate, West Lothian
— 16/05/2015United Fireclay Products, Atlas Brickworks, Armadale, West Lothian. Alternative brickworks include: Etna Brickworks, Armadale, West Lothian. Brownhill Brickworks, Wishaw, Lanarkshire. Heathfield Fireclay Works, Heathfield, Lanarkshire. To be read in conjunction with the page for the West Works, Armadale. Info – www.armadale.org.uk – United Fireclay Products, Etna Works. Armadale, Bathgate, West Lothian, EH48 2JU – a…
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Brickmarks I – R
The following is a list of known Scottish brickmarks (including special shapes) in that a physical example exists and has been photographed. Clicking the link will bring up information about the brickmark with photograph(s); when and where the brick was found, where it was manufactured, if known, and any additional information about…
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Heathfield Fireclay Works, Garnkirk, North Lanarkshire – History
— 25/04/2015Cardowan and Heathfield Works. The first of these works, belonging to Messrs. John Young and Son, was built in 1852 by Messrs. John Hurll and John Young, previous to that time of the Garnkirk Company. The clay is the Garnkirk seam and is of much the same character as the Stourbridge clay. The Heathfield Works…
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SBC
— 02/02/2015Found Morningside, Lanarkshire. 6 Dashes. Scottish Brick Corporation. Following nationalisation of the coal industry in 1947, the National Coal Board (NCB) inherited a number of brickworks. Around 1969, saw the NCB selling off its brickworks with the Scottish Brick Corporation (SBC) taking over most of them, some 33 sites in Scotland. The SBC then started…
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