Found by Adam and Ava Lees in the Jedburgh area.
Prestongrange Brick, Tile and Fireclay Works, Prestonpans, East Lothian.
Usually, the brickmark is Preston Grange – split to 2 lines.
In this example, Prestongrange is all one word
Note the double frog.
Measures 12″ x 5 3/4″ x 3 1/8″ but all measurements can vary by 1/8″ depending on where you measure.
Below – A similar brick found at Vogrie Country Park by Kevin Baird.
It was in a damaged bunded wall that retains the fuel for the greenhouse heating system which might have at one point been coal-fired.
Found by Ian Suddaby on the shore at Prestongrange. This example is not in my possession. The manufacturer is unknown but it is very likely to be a product of the Prestongrange Works. It is also believed that ‘Lion’ may represent the customer and indeed this customer may be the Lion Foundry in Kirkintilloch near…
Found by Sarina Martin in Bremerhaven, Germany. Prestongrange Brick, Tile and Fireclay Works, Prestonpans, East Lothian. . . . .
Found by Hector Miguez in the area of Mendoza, Argentina. Prestongrange Brick, Tile and Fireclay Works, Prestonpans, East Lothian. . . . .
Found by Ian Suddaby on the shore at Prestongrange. This example is not in my possession. Prestongrange Brick, Tile and Fireclay Works, Prestonpans, East Lothian. . . .
Found by Ian Hawkins in the Edinburgh area. Prestongrange Brick, Tile and Fireclay Works, Prestonpans, East Lothian. Note the triangle shape to the left of the ‘P’. . . .
Found by Chris Graham on the Solway Firth, Dumfries and Galloway. Manufacturer believed to be or at least the brickmark is believed to be F R & C H Luke & Co, Slate Quarry owners & general factors for building materials, Head Office, 122 George Street, Edinburgh. Luke & Co were associated with the Prestongrange Brickworks,…
Found by Steve Cogle at Seafield, Edinburgh. Prestongrange Brick, Tile and Fireclay Works, Prestonpans, East Lothian. The brick is oversized and measures around 12″ x 6″ x 3″. . . . Below – Found by Ian Suddaby near Gorebridge, Midlothian. The brick is oversized and measures around 12″ x 6″ x 3″.
The following bricks were found by Jan H Hanssen from the Nederlands. They were seen on the shores of Eyjafjördur quite close to the Skjaldervik Guesthouse north of Akureyri, Iceland. Prestongrange – Prestongrange Brick, Tile and Fireclay Works, Prestonpans, East Lothian. (Cr)aigend – Craigend Refractories, Muiravonside, Falkirk. . . .
Found by Steve Cogle in the Seafield area of Edinburgh. Prestongrange Brick, Tile and Fireclay Works, Prestonpans, East Lothian. This is a large oversized brick. . . .
Found by Dr Jorg Ansorge in Stralsund (Mecklenburg-Vorpommern), Germany, a seaport town at the Baltic Sea coast. This stamp was on a salt-glazed water or sewage pipe. Prestongrange Brick, Tile and Fireclay Works, Prestonpans, East Lothian Usually, the brickmark is Preston Grange – split into 2 lines. In this example, Preston Grange is all on…
