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Scottish bricks found in Mauritius

Photographs and information courtesy of Stuart Harrison.

“There is an old sugar mill in southern Mauritius (Bel Ombre) which has been redeveloped as a small shopping mall.

A nice touch is that they have used some of the original mill’s bricks as paving in the new centre.”

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Below – Glenboig A1.

Glenboig A1 Mauritius

Below – Calder.

Calder Mauritius

Below – Bonnybridge Brand.

Bonnybridge brand Mauritius

Below – Forth.

Forth Mauritius

Below – Sankey Alumina x 2 – potentially of Scottish manufacture.

Sankey Alumina Mauritius

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SANKEY ALUINA Mauritius

Below – Sankey BM Scotch –  potentially of Scottish manufacture.

Sankey BM Scotch Mauritius

Below – Elgin and Elgin HD – I have not seen this brickmark before but the brickmark suggests Scottish origins but more likely they were manufactured by Elgin Fireclay Ltd, Springs, South Africa.

Elgin Mauritius

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Elgin HD Mauritius

Below – Union ND – Unknown origins.

Union ND Mauritius

 

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