Frank Lawson writes: I am confident that this brick was made by Coupe Brothers, Brickmakers who, according to several street directories, operated out of several addresses in Sheffield including Carlisle Street East & Sorby Street. Coupe Brothers (Bricks), 19 Carlisle Street East ; works, Eleanor Street, Attercliffe, Sheffield. Kelly's Sheffield Directory 1923 - 1935.
Photos by Frank Lawson.
Photo by David Kitching.
Joseph Cowen & Co., Blaydon Burn Brickworks, Co Durham. Kelly's Durham Directory 1890. Photos by courtesy of the Frank Lawson collection.
Another Cowen brick has been found by Tom Ostrander along the path of the Seattle and Lake Shore Railroad at Issaquah Washington, the first rail line built out of Seattle and across the Cascade mountains. It was built in 1885-1887.
Photo by David Kitching.
Photos by Chris Graham.
Photos by Chris Tilney.
Photo by Mark Bradley.
Photos by Frank Lawson
Photo taken at an old house in the village of Everton in North Nottinghamshire by Joe Jefferies.
John Cowling is first listed in White's 1853 edition as brickmaker at Walkeringham, Notts. John is then followed by his son William in the running of the works in 1861. This works consisted of two yards, one either side of the Chesterfield Canal. Kelly's Lincolnshire 1868 edition records William as him living at Crowgarth, Gainsborough & his works at Walkeringham, Notts. After William's early death in 1871 aged 35, his wife Maria ran the two yards until she sold them as two individual lots in 1880. The entry for Cowling & Co. appears in Kelly's 1876 Notts. edition.Info by Martyn Fretwell.
The Cowling family were making bricks at Drighlington by 1851 when Isaac and his sons Longbottom and Richard were involved. By 1857 the brothers alone were operating at Drighlington and after 1861 Longbottom alone. He continued as a Publican and Brick Maker until after 1881. Photo by Simon Patterson who saw this in Leeds.
Coxlodge Colliery Fire Brick Works at Gosforth, Newcastle outlasted the collieries themselves by many years and from map evidence was open from before 1895 to after 1938. Photo and info by Ian Suddaby.
This brick was photographed by Dave McAnelly at the Coxlodge, Gosforth and District Social Club, on Jubilee Road, Coxlodge, Newcastle upon Tyne. It was part of a wall that was removed during refurbishment work and kept as a memento, the Club was purpose built and opened in June 1910. Thanks to Ken Roddam.
Photo by Chris Tilney.
This brick could have been made at the Congreaves Brickworks,
Cradley Heath owned by the British Iron Co. History of the
brickworks can be read at this link. Photo by Colin Wooldridge from the John
Cooksey Collection, with Info supplied by Martyn Fretwell.
Photo by Malcolm Holt.
Craig Brothers were a local builders firm, their yard was on Findon Hill, Sacriston, County Durham, where there is still a small row of 1930s semi-detached houses called 'Craigland Villas'. Craig's was a family firm, one of whose daughters, born in Sacriston, was the actress Wendy Craig. Photo by Chris Tilney.
Made at Cramlington colliery north of Newcastle on Tyne, photos by Tony Gray.
East Cramlington Brickworks - probably associated with Cramlington Colliery. Photo by Frank Lawson.
The Cranham Brick and Tile Company was established in 1900. In 1908 it became the Shenfield and Cranham Brick and Tile Co., Ltd employing 70 men. The clay eventually ran out and the works closed in 1920. Photo by Andy Grant.
