Found by Eddie McLean in Glasgow.
Not sure if the additional ‘S’ is meant to be Steven’s or a separate entity with unknown meaning
William Steven, brickmaker, builder, and contractor; Office, 481 London Road; House, 483 do.; Brickworks, Porter Street and Society Street, G. Eastern Road; Mauldslie, London Road; Crosshill, Cathcart Road, south side.
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Below – The same stamp on a brick where the shallow frog has scalloped corners. Found by Michael Fallone in the Glasgow area.
Below – This is the reverse of the brick above and it shows the ghost image of the same stamp. It is possible this brick has been repressed.
Below – The same stamp on another brick with scalloped corners. There is a definite full stop after Steven. The frog is deeper than the one above but this has also been stamped to the rear and possibly repressed too. Found by Eddie McLean in the Glasgow area.
Below – A close-up of the rear of the brick above.
Below – The same stamp on a brick with no obvious frog. Found in Fife area by Jean Cochrane.
Found by Eddie McLean in the Glasgow area. William Steven, brickmaker, builder, and contractor; Office, 481 London Road; House, 483 do.; Brickworks, Porter Street and Society Street, G. Eastern Road; Mauldslie, London Road; Crosshill, Cathcart Road, south side. . . . .
Crosshill Brickworks, Crosshill, Glasgow aka Myrtle Park Brickfield, Crosshill. (Note – SBH – I think these were one of the same. If any can confirm or deny then please get in touch). 1841 – 1842 – Peter Smith, brick and tile maker, Crosshill. Letters left at 68 King Street, Glasgow. 1849 – 1850 – Peter…
(Note – SBH – There were a number of brickworks in Porter Street and ascertaining which was which and what information relates to individual brickworks is very confusing. See also the Porter Street Brickworks, Camlachie operated by William Hodge as this may well be one of the same as the brickworks detailed on this page)…
Found by Michael Fallone in the Glasgow area. William Steven, brickmaker, builder, and contractor; Office, 481 London Road; House, 483 do.; Brickworks, Porter Street and Society Street, G. Eastern Road; Mauldslie, London Road; Crosshill, Cathcart Road, south side. . . .
Found by Michael Fallone in the Glasgow area. William Steven, brickmaker, builder, and contractor; Office, 481 London Road; House, 483 do.; Brickworks, Porter Street and Society Street, G. Eastern Road; Mauldslie, London Road; Crosshill, Cathcart Road, south side. The VI would appear to be code for the shape of the brick – chamfered end. Also,…
Found by Michael Fallone in the Glasgow area. William Steven, brickmaker, builder, and contractor; Office, 481 London Road; House, 483 do.; Brickworks, Porter Street and Society Street, G. Eastern Road; Mauldslie, London Road; Crosshill, Cathcart Road, south side. . . . Below – A similar stamp on a brick found by Eddie McLean in the…
Found by Eddie McLean in the Glasgow area. Not sure if the additional ‘S’ is meant to be Steven’s or a separate entity with unknown meaning. William Steven, brickmaker, builder, and contractor; Office, 481 London Road; House, 483 do.; Brickworks, Porter Street and Society Street, G. Eastern Road; Mauldslie, London Road; Crosshill, Cathcart Road, south…
(Note – SBH – There were a number of brickworks in Porter Street and ascertaining which was which and what information relates to individual brickworks is very confusing. See also the Camlachie Brickworks, Porter Street as this may well be one of the same as the brickworks detailed on this page). … (Note – SBH…
Vinegar Hill Brickworks, Camlachie, Glasgow. Parkhead History – Probably influenced by the availability of brick and tile, William Steven, one of Glasgow’s early tenement builders, set up business at Vinegarhill Street. Silverdale Street in Parkhead was previously known as Steven Parade, and William Steven’s initials can be seen set into the stonework of the tenement on…
Found in Fife. William Steven, brickmaker, builder, and contractor; Office, 481 London Road; House, 483 do.; Brickworks, Porter Street and Society Street, G. Eastern Road; Mauldslie, London Road; Crosshill, Cathcart Road, south side. . . .
