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Museums Collections
In 1900 the Newmains brickworks was producing three and a half million bricks per year. At the time North Lanarkshire was one of the main centres of the brick industry in Scotland, along with Ayrshire and Stirlingshire and the Lothians.
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Found a brick today in northern New Brunswick, Canada which seems to have the markings of MORNINGSIDE.
Our museum here in Argyle, Manitoba found Morningside bricks in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada and we are wondering if they were used by wood sailing ships as ballast, emptied here in Canada when filled with Scotland bound wheat? argylemuseum@gmail.com THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENT. WE ASKED MARK CRANSTON OF THE SCOTTISHBRICKHISTORY.CO.UK WEBSITE AND HE ADVISED THAT BRICKS WERE USED AS BALLAST IN SHIPS. HOWEVER, THEY WERE ALSO VALUABLE CARGO SO WERE NOT USUALLY USED PURELY AS BALLAST. MARK MAY BE INTERESTED TO RECEIVE PHOTOS OF YOUR MORNINGSIDE BRICKS.
I found an old brick Morningside quite well preserved on a beach near Percé, Québec. What should I do with that? MANY THANKS FOR YOUR MESSAGE. WE WILL RESPOND DIRECTLY VIA EMAIL.
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