In ‘The British Clay Worker’ magazine dated 15/12/1952 there is an article entitled ‘Recent patents. An improvement hollow building brick or block. Stanislaw Sulich, 35 Grampian Road, Torry, Aberdeen. No 682,010’.
This invention relates to an improvement in or modification of the building brick or block claimed and described in Patent No 607,557. This invention is concerned with an improved hollow brick or block which can be used either as a facing brick or for plastering and which can be easily cut into quarters, halves or three-quarters of its length … The block or brick can be used for all types of walls; external, internal and partition walls and can be used together with granite, limestone, cement or artificial stone or can be united to plain or facing bricks … The block can be manufactured from clay, cement, limestone and from any other suitable materials …
Below – This article regarding the sale of military medals in the USA may refer to the same Stanislaw Sulich – “This is an outstanding grouping which came from one man from WW2. Came from an estate sale and is all his personal military items. His name was Lt. Col. Stanislaw Sulich. He was a military engineer he took part in the Polish Army September 1939 campaign, France campaign with Polish forces in France 1940 and with the British War front from 1940 to 1946. He was also interned in 1940 in Roumania. After the war ended he went to Scotland and on to the USA and lived in Michigan till his death this year. He was awarded many medals in the ward and after one the Polish government came back into power. Everything here was his and no part has been removed. Original framed medal as they were in his den at home. Also as you can see in the last photo some of his wife items….cape and hats. Many more paper items from the war I did not photo everything.As well as this medal document(most in photos) and two pair of ww2 pants…one riding type with Warsaw label and one long leg type. I do not read Polish and there is a lot of interesting information in his papers. Uniforms are in great condition and all original as you can see…one is when he was a Major and the other Lt. Col.
The following refractory castable test samples were found during ground works at the Manuel Brickworks, Whitecross by Ian Suddaby and myself. These laboratory test samples are cement-based and have been marked with a marker type pen. Below – The cut edge of each sample. Below – some close up photographs of the cut edge. ….
Found at the Alloa Tileworks, Forthbank. These roof tiles appear to have been pressed or moulded using a cement mix. Alloa Tileworks, Forthbank, Alloa, Stirlingshire. . . . .
Alloa Tileworks, Forthbank, Alloa, Stirlingshire. 1913 – Works not present on this map. Below – 1946 – Alloa Tileworks, Forthbank (At B.M. – 20.28) Below – 1951 – Alloa Tileworks, Forthbank. Below – 1967 – Alloa Tileworks, Forthbank. Below – An assemblage of ‘Alloa’ roof tiles found on site. These look as if they are…
Many thanks to Lindsay Smith and Ian Roy for assisting in the finding and recovery of this brick from the Newpark Estate in Bellsquarry, Livingston area. Shotts Sand-Lime Brickworks, Shotts, North Lanarkshire aka locally as the ‘White Brickworks’. 06/05/1924 – The Scotsman – Electrical engineer’s visit to Shotts Works – Members of the West of…
Found by Ian Suddaby in the Dumbarton area. This example is not in my possession. Scottish Dunbrik Ltd, Stannergate, Dundee. . . . .
Russell Roof Tiles Below – 20/09/1990 – Galloway News – Russell Roof Tiles Ltd wish to recruit an Assistant Production Manager for their production facility at Lochmaben Nr Lockerbie The Company which is a member of the Alexander Russell Group of Companies manufactures quality roof tiles slates together with accessories in a highly competitive market…
Russell Roof Tiles 11/06/1987 – Galloway News – The Annandale Tile Co (1986) Ltd manufacturers of quality concrete roof tiles is a recently acquired subsidiary of the Alexander Russell group of companies. Their plans for business development have created an opportunity for an additional sales executive to represent their product range throughout North Cumbria, Borders…
Found by Ian Suddaby. These examples are not in my possession. They are made from cement/concrete, not clay. Ian states – These roof tiles were made by Russell Roof Tiles, possibly at Lochmaben, Dumfriesshire. The company was started near Glasgow by Alexander Russell in 1892. They’re made of a type of concrete, not clay. Nice though, and…
(Note – SBH – I have added some mention of Siporex here as a matter of interest only. It was a purely cement-based brick – no clay of any description used). Below – 12/06/1959 – Wishaw Press – Costain Concrete Co Ltd will manufacture Siporex in Scotland from early 1960. Siporex is a lightweight autoclaved…
20/12/1955 – Aberdeen Evening Express – Two ‘decent men’ fined for theft and reset. A former brickworks foreman who stole 6 tons 6 cwt 3 qr, of scrap metal and 3 tons of cement from his employers was fined £2o to-day by Sheriff McDonald at Aberdeen. For resetting the cement another man was fined £10….
