Dougie Somerville, Bonnyrigg worked at the Whitehill Brickworks, Rosewell, Edinburgh, Midlothian from 1957 to 1979.
By the time he started work Whitehill had stopped making salt glazed water and sewage pipe. The sheds that had been used for this purpose were still in situ and full of moulds and tools as well as assorted products.
This bullnose brick was one off the products. Dougie obtained a load for a garden wall.
The textured face on the brick was made using a bundled up roll of wire.
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Found on the shore at Maryport, Cumbria. Calsil – possibly an abbreviation for ‘Calcium Silicate’ Unknown manufacturer. . . . The following are references to brick manufacturers using calcium silicate. Below – 12/03/1931 – West Sussex Gazette – Midhurst Brick Company, Midhurst, Sussex. 37s 6d per 1000. 1966 – Construction News – Related news to…
Found to the South West of St Petersburg, Russia. (Near the Estonian border). Many thanks to Vladimir Smirnov for sending the photograph. Whitehill Brickworks, Rosewell, Edinburgh, Midlothian. . . . Below – This similar stamp was also found in St Petersburg, Russia and in an old stove lining. It is in the possession of Vladimir…
Found by Ian Suddaby at the site of the old Roslin Gunpowder Works, Roslin. This example is not in my possession. Whitehill Brickworks, Rosewell, Edinburgh, Midlothian. . . .
Found by Ian Suddaby in the Edinburgh area. Note the 3 ‘pimples’ above ‘hill’. Whitehill Brickworks, Rosewell, Edinburgh, Midlothian. . . .
Found by Ian Suddaby at Portobello. This example is not in my possession. Whitehill Brickworks, Rosewell, Edinburgh, Midlothian. . . .
Found by Ian Suddaby in the Edinburgh area. Whitehill Brickworks, Rosewell, Edinburgh, Midlothian. . . . . Below – The same stamp on a similar brick found by Ian Suddaby at the same location.
Found at Bonnyrigg Pit ‘Kiln’, Mid Lothian and kindly donated by Nick Basden. Whitehill Brickworks, Rosewell, Edinburgh, Midlothian. . . . .
Found at Bonnyrigg Pit ‘Kiln’, Mid Lothian and kindly donated by Nick Basden. Whitehill Brickworks, Rosewell, Edinburgh, Midlothian.. . . . .
Found in Jedburgh, Scottish Borders. Whitehill Brickworks, Rosewell, Edinburgh, Midlothian. . . . .
Found at Bonnyrigg Pit ‘Kiln’, Mid Lothian and kindly donated by Nick Basden. Whitehill Brickworks, Rosewell, Edinburgh, Midlothian. . . . .
