A simple alphabetical list of Welsh bricks and brickworks
Bricks and brickworks are listed by 'imprint' which are shown 'like this', plus the location, company or proprietor where not obvious from the imprint.
Both surnames and first names or initials are indexed where bricks bear the proprietors names.
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A to C
A
'A B C' - Aberdare Brick Co, Mid Glamorgan
'A B C' - possibly Amman brickworks, Brynamman, Carmarthenshire
'Abenbury Marl Beds Wrexham' - Abenbury brickworks, Wrexham, Denbighshire
'Aberaman Fireclay and Sanitary Pipeworks near Aberdare' - Aberaman brickworks, Cynon Valley, Mid Glamorgan
'Aberaman Works'- Aberaman brickworks, Cynon Valley, Mid Glamorgan
'Aberaman Works near Aberdare' - Aberaman brickworks, Cynon Valley, Mid Glamorgan
'Aberdare' - Aberdare brickworks, Aberdare, Cynon Valley, Mid Glamorgan
'Aberdare' - Gadlys brickworks, Aberdare, Cynon Valley, Mid Glamorgan
Aberdulais Colliery and Brick Co - Aberdulais, Neath, West Glamorgan
Abernant Dinas Silica Brick & Coal Co - Glynneath, Neath, West Glamorgan
'Abersychan' - Abersychan brickworks, Abersychan, Monmouthshire's Eastern Valley
'Abersychan Brick' - Abersychan brickworks, Abersychan, Monmouthshire's Eastern Valley
'Abersychan Brick Co' - Abersychan brickworks, Abersychan, Monmouthshire's Eastern Valley
'A C C' - Ammanford Colliery brickworks, Ammanford, Carmarthenshire
Achddu Brickworks - Burry Port, Carmarthenshire
'Acidic Acid Proof E Parry & Sons Ltd Buckley Chester' - Ewloe Wood brickworks, Buckley, Flintshire
'Adamantine Charles Davison & Co Ltd Buckley Chester Made in England' - Ewloe, Buckley, Flintshire
'Adamantine Chester Charles Davison & Co Ld Rotary' - Ewloe, Buckley, Flintshire
'Adamantine Clinker Regd' - Not Welsh but Adamantine Clinker Works, Little Bytham, Lincs
'Adamantine England' - Ewloe, Buckley, Flintshire
Adamantine, 'Industria Britannica, Adamantine, Charles Davison & Co Ltd, Buckley, Chester, Made in England' - Ewloe, Buckley, Flintshire
Adamantine, 'Hard Durable, Adamantine, C Davison & Co, Ewloe, Chester' - Ewloe, Buckley, Flintshire
'Adamantine JB&SL London', C Davison & Co, Ewloe, Chester' - Ewloe, Buckley, Flintshire
'Adamantine Trade Mark HBH C Davison & Co' - Ewloe, Buckley, Flintshire
'Afongoch Ruabon' - Tatham brickworks, Ruabon, Denbighshire
'A H James & Co' - Grove Park brickworks, Pontnewydd, Monmouthshire's Eastern Valley
'Allen No 1' - Hirwaun brickworks, Cynon Valley, Mid Glamorgan
'Alltami Colliery Co; - Alltami Colliery brickworks, Mold, Flintshire
'Alumantine' - Charles Davison, Ewloe, Buckley, Flintshire
'Alyn Brick Co Coed Talon' - Alyn brickworks, Coed Talon, Mold, Flintshire
'Alyn Brick Tile & Terra Cotta Co Coed Talon nr Mold' - Alyn brickworks, Coed Talon, Mold, Flintshire
'Alterin Brick Co Newport' - Alltyryn brickworks, Newport, Monmouthshire
'Alteryn Co Newport' - Alltyryn brickworks, Newport, Monmouthshire
'Alteryn Newport' - Alltyryn brickworks, Newport, Monmouthshire
'Amman Brick Brynamman' - Amman brickworks, Brynamman, Carmarthenshire
'Amman Brick Co' - Amman brickworks, Brynamman, Carmarthenshire
'Ammanford' - Ammanford Colliery brickworks, Ammanford, Carmarthenshire
'Ammanford Colliery' - Ammanford Colliery brickworks, Ammanford, Carmarthenshire
'Angle' - Angle brickworks, Angle, Pembrokeshire
'Arkell Cadoxton' - Cadoxton brickworks, Barry, South Glamorgan
'Arvon Brick & Tile Co Ltd' - Peblig Brickworks, Caernarvon
Ashton, 'R Ashton & Co Buckley Flintshire' - Knowle Lane brickworks, Buckley, Flintshire
'Aston Flintshire' - Aston Hall brickworks, Buckley, Flintshire
'A Tilney Cwmtylery Mon' - Woodlands brickworks, Cwmtillery, Monmouthshire's Western Valley
'Atlas' - possibly Eclipse brickworks, Horeb, Llanelly, Carmarthenshire
'A Vaughan Stalloe' - Stalloe brickworks, Stalloe, Montgomeryshire
'A.Y.Dinas' - Mynydd-y-Garreg Brickworks, Kidwelly, Carmarthenshire, West Wales
B
'B A C Tredegar' - Tredegar brickworks, Sirhowy Valley, Monmouthshire
'B B' - Beaufort brickworks, Beaufort, Monmouthshire's Western Valley
'B B B' (Best Buckley Blue) - Trademark of 'Buckley Brick & Tile Co Ltd', Brookhill brickworks, Buckley, Flintshire
'B B C' - Beaufort brickworks, Beaufort, Monmouthshire's Western Valley
'B B Co' - Beaufort brickworks, Beaufort, Monmouthshire's Western Valley
'B C M / Jacobean' - Buckley Junction brickworks, Buckley, Flintshire
'B D F B' - Bridgend Dinas brickworks, Aberkenfig, Mid Glamorgan
'B D F B C' - Bridgend Dinas brickworks, Aberkenfig, Mid Glamorgan
'B Dinas' - Bridgend Dinas brickworks, Aberkenfig, Mid Glamorgan
'Beaufort' - Beaufort brickworks, Beaufort, Monmouthshire's Western Valley
'Beaufort Brick Co' - Beaufort brickworks, Beaufort, Monmouthshire's Western Valley
'Beaufort Brick Co Ltd' - Beaufort brickworks, Beaufort, Monmouthshire's Western Valley
'Bedford Briton Ferry & Porthcawl' - Briton Ferry brickworks, Neath, West Glamorgan
'Bedford Briton Ferry & Porthcawl' - Porthcawl, Mid Glamorgan
'Bersham H G A' - Unknown brickworks, Bersham, Wrexham, Denbighshire
Berth-lwyd - Berth-lwyd brickworks, Penclawdd, West Glamorgan
Best, Fergus - Cwmbyr Brickworks, Risca, Monmouthshire's Western Valley
Bevan - One of the 'Evans Bevan' brickworks in West Glamorgan
'B F C & P Co Ld' - Briton Ferry brickworks, Neath, West Glamorgan
'B H B' (Brookhill Blue) - Trademark of 'Buckley Brick & Tile Co Ltd', Brookhill brickworks, Buckley, Flintshire
'Bigyn' - Bigyn brickworks. Llanelly, Carmarthenshire
'Biglis' - Cadoxton, Barry, South Glamorgan
Billings, 'J E B' - J E Billings, Llandough brickworks, Cardiff, South Glamorgan
'Bishpool Brick Co' - Bishpool brickworks, Newport, Monmouthshire
'Bishpool Brick & Tile Co Ltd Newport Mon' - Bishpool brickworks, Newport, Monmouthshire
'B Jones Darran No 1 Risca' - Darren brickworks, Risca, Monmouthshire's Western Valley
Blackthorn Brick Works Co, Eclipse brickworks, Horeb, Five Roads, Carmarthenshire
'Blaendare' - Blaendare brickworks, Pontypool, Monmouthshire's Eastern Valley
'Blaendare Co Pontypool' - Blaendare brickworks, Pontypool, Monmouthshire's Eastern Valley
'Bolgoed Pontardulais A Star Product' - Bolgoed brickworks, Pontardulais, West Glamorgan
'Booker & Co' - Pentyrch brickworks, Pentyrch, South Glamorgan
'Boucher' - Cadoxton, Barry, South Glamorgan
'Bovil' - Bovil brickworks, Machen, Rhymney Valley, Monmouthshire
Bowers, 'H R Bowers Ruabon' - Penbedw brickworks, Acrefair, Ruabon, Denbighshire
'B & P R' - Darran brickworks, Risca, Monmouthshire's Western Valley
Brain, Abraham and William - Cwmbyr and Darren Brickworks, Risca, Monmouthshire's Western Valley
'Brand Rubric' - North Wales Coal & Fireclay Co, (ex Monk & Newell), Pant Works, Ruabon, Denbighshire
'Brewer' - Bovil brickworks, Machen, Rhymney Valley, Monmouthshire
'Brick & Tile Co Limited Buckley Chester' - Brookhill brickworks, Buckley, Flintshire
'Brick & Tile Company Limited Buckley Nr Chester' - Brookhill brickworks, Buckley, Flintshire
'Brick & Tile Work Cardigan' - Cardigan brickworks, Cardigan
Bridge brickworks, Newport Road, Cardiff, South Glamorgan
'Bridgend' - probably from Bridgend Dinas brickworks, Aberkenfig, Mid Glamorgan
'Bridgend Dinas Brick Co' - Bridgend Dinas brickworks, Aberkenfig, Mid Glamorgan
'Briton Ferry Coal & Pottery' - Briton Ferry brickworks, Neath, West Glamorgan
Brondini (Brondine) brickworks, Brondini, Five Roads , Carmarthenshire
'Brymbo' - Caello brickworks, Brymbo, Denbighshire
'Bryn Port Talbot' - Bryn brickworks, Port Talbot, West Glamorgan
'Brynamman' - Amman brickworks, Brynamman, Carmarthenshire
'Bryncethin' - Bryncethin brickworks, Bryncethin, Mid Glamorgan
'Bryncoch' - Bryncoch brickworks, Taffs Well, Mid Glamorgan
'Bryncock' - Bryncoch brickworks, Taffs Well, Mid Glamorgan
Bryn-henllys brickworks, Cwm Twrch, Ystayfera, West Glamorgan
'Brynmenyn' - Brynmenyn brickworks, Brynmenyn, Mid Glamorgan
'Brynoer Brick & Pipe Co' - Tafarnaubach or Nantybwch brickworks, Sirhowy Valley, Monmouthshire
Buckley, 'The Buckley Brick & Tile Co Limited Buckley Trade Mark Metalline via Chester' - Brookhill brickworks, Buckley, Flintshire
'Buckley' - Standard Brick Co, Buckley, Flintshire
'Buckley Flintshire' - Standard Brick Co, Buckley, Flintshire
'Buckley Glazed Bricks Flintshire' - Standard Brick Co, Buckley, Flintshire
'Burgoyne P P' - Little Mill brickworks, Pontypool, Monmouthshire's Eastern Valley
'Burgoyne Est 1850 Plastic Pressed' - Little Mill brickworks, Pontypool, Monmouthshire's Eastern Valley
'Burgoyne Little Mill' - Little Mill brickworks, Pontypool, Monmouthshire's Eastern Valley
Burgoyne, 'J Burgoyne Pontypool' - Little Mill brickworks, Pontypool, Monmouthshire's Eastern Valley
'Bute' - Llanishen brickworks, Cardiff, South Glamorgan
'Butterley Lane End' - Lane End brickworks, Buckley, Flintshire
'Buttington' - Buttington brickworks, Welshpool, Montgomeryshire
Bwllfa Dare brickworks, Cwmdare, Aberdare, Mid Glamoran
Byass, 'S H Byass Cwmavon' - Cwmavon brickworks, Port Talbot, West Glamorgan
'Bynea' - Bynea Silica Brick Co, Bynea, Carmarthenshire
C
'C A B W' - possibly Cwmavon brickworks, Port Talbot, West Glamorgan
Cadoxton brickworks, Barry, South Glamorgan
'Cae' - Cae Brickworks, Llanelly, Carmarthenshire
'Cae Brick Co Llanelly' - Cae Brickworks, Llanelly, Carmarthenshire
Cae'r-lan brickworks, Ystradgynlais, West Glamorgan
'Caerphilly' - Furnace Blwm brickworks, Carphilly, Rhymney Valley, Monmouthshire
'Caerphilly Coal Co' - Wernddu brickworks, Caerphilly, Rhymney Valley, Monmouthshire
Cambrian Brick and Stone Co Ltd, Hengoed, Rhymney Valley, Monmouthshire
Canton brickworks, Cardiff, South Glamorgan
'Cardiff' - Phoenix brickworks, Birchgrove, Cardiff, South Glamorgan
'Cardiff Brick Co' - Maindy brickworks, Cardiff, South Glamorgan
'Cardiff Brick Works' - Maindy brickworks, Cardiff, South Glamorgan
Cardiff Brick Co Ltd - Wernddu brickworks, Caerphilly, Rhymney Valley, Monmouthshire
Cardigan, 'Brick & Tile Work Cardigan' - Cardigan brickworks, Cardigan
Carmarthen Brick Co, Carmarthen, Carmarthenshire
'Castle' - Castle brickworks, Buckley, Flintshire
'Castle Brick Co' - Castle brickworks, Buckley, Flintshire
'Castle Brick Co Buckley' - Castle brickworks, Buckley, Flintshire
'Castle Buckley' - Castle brickworks, Buckley, Flintshire
'Catherall' - Trap brickworks, Buckley, Flintshire
'Catherall & Co Buckley Flintshire' - Trap brickworks, Buckley, Flintshire
'Catherall & Co Ld Buckley' - Trap brickworks, Buckley, Flintshire
'C B C' - Castle brickworks, Buckley, Flintshire
'C B C' - Maindy brickworks, Cardiff, South Glamorgan
'C B 1' - Upper Cwmbran brickworks, Pontnewydd, Monmouthshire's Eastern Valley
'C B 2' - Upper Cwmbran brickworks, Pontnewydd, Monmouthshire's Eastern Valley
C B & C T, 'Clydach CB&CT Swansea' - Clydach brickworks, Clydach, West Glamorgan
'C Davison & Co Flintshire' - Ewloe, Buckley, Flintshire
'C Davison & Co' - Ewloe, Buckley, Flintshire
'C Davison & Co Manufrs Hawarden Flintshire' - Ewloe, Buckley, Flintshire
'C Davison & Co's Adamantine Ewloe Chester' - Ewloe, Buckley, Flintshire
'C Davison Buckley Flintshire' - Ewloe, Buckley, Flintshire
Cefn brickworks, Pyle, Mid Glamorgan
'Cefn Cribbwr' - Cefn Cribbwr brickworks, Pyle, Mid Glamorgan
Cefndy brickworks, Rhyl, Denbighshire
Cemaes brickworks, Cemaes, Anglesey
'Charles Davison & Co Ld Hysilyn Buckley Chester England' - Ewloe, Buckley, Flintshire
'Charles Davison & Co Ld Hysilyn Regd' - Ewloe, Buckley, Flintshire
'Church Bay' - Church Bay brickworks, Church Bay, Anglesea
'Clark Wrexham' - Wilderness brickworks, Gresford, Wrexham, Denbighshire
'Clayton & Co Patent '- Llanishen brickworks, Cardiff, South Glamorgan
'Claytons Patent '- Blaengwawr Brickworks, Aberaman, Mid Glamorgan
'Clydach CB&CT Swansea' - Clydach brickworks, Clydach, West Glamorgan
'Clyne Killay' - Clyne Valley brickworks, Killay, Swansea, West Glamorgan
'Clyne Valley' - Clyne Valley brickworks, Killay, Swansea, West Glamorgan
'Clyne Valley Brick & Tile Co Killay' - Clyne Valley brickworks, Killay, Swansea, West Glamorgan
'C Mason Ruabon' - Garth Trevor brickworks, Cefn Mawr, Ruabon, Denbighshire
'Coedely' - Coedely brickworks, Coedely, Mid Glamorgan
Coedpoeth brickworks, Coedpoeth, Denbighshire
'Cogan Pill' - Cogan Pill Brickworks, Penarth, South Glamorgan
Collins, 'J Collins & Son Marchwiel' - Marchwiel Brickyard, Wrexham, Denbighshire
'Colomendy B T & C Co Mold' - Colomendy brickworks, Mold, Flintshire
'Colomendy Co Mold' - Colomendy brickworks, Mold, Flintshire
'Copper Pit - Copper Pit brickworks, Morriston, Swansea, West Glamorgan
'Cory' - Unknown brickworks, Cardiff, South Glamorgan
Cowan, 'T W Cowan Ruabon' - Cambrian brickworks, Acrefair, Ruabon, Denbighshire
'C & R Ld' - Clark & Rea, Wilderness brickworks, Gresford, Wrexham, Denbighshire
'C & R Ld 3 ⅛' - Clark & Rea, Wilderness brickworks, Gresford, Wrexham, Denbighshire
'Crown Works Aberdare' - Aberdare brickworks, Cynon Valley, Mid Glamorgan
'Cwmavon' - Cwmavon brickworks, Port Talbot, West Glamorgan
'Cwmbran' - Llantarnam brickworks, Cwmbran, Monmouthshire's Eastern Valley
'Cwmbran' - Woodside brickworks, Cwmbran, Monmouthshire's Eastern Valley
'Cwmbran Brick' - Cwmbran brickworks, Cwmbran, Monmouthshire's Eastern Valley
'Cwmbran Brick Co' - Cwmbran brickworks, Cwmbran, Monmouthshire's Eastern Valley
'Cwmbran Brick Co Newport' - Cwmbran brickworks, Cwmbran, Monmouthshire's Eastern Valley
'Cwmbran Brick Co Newport Mon' - Cwmbran brickworks, Cwmbran, Monmouthshire's Eastern Valley
'Cwmbran Brick Co Ltd Newport Mon' - Cwmbran brickworks, Cwmbran, Monmouthshire's Eastern Valley
'Cwmbran Co Newport Mon' - Cwmbran brickworks, Cwmbran, Monmouthshire's Eastern Valley
'Cwmbran Fireclay Co' - Upper Cwmbran brickworks, Pontnewydd, Monmouthshire's Eastern Valley
'Cwmdu' - Cwmdu brickworks, Skewen, Neath, West Glamorgan
Cwmgelwr, Ynys-Hafren Brickworks, Pontyates, Carmarthenshire
'Cwmgorse' - Cwmgorse brickworks, Gwaun-cae-gurwen, West Glamorgan
'Cwmtylery' - Woodlands brickworks, Cwmtillery, Monmouthshire's Western Valley
'Cyfarthfa' - Cyfarthfa Ironworks brickworks, Merthyr Tydfil, Mid Glamorgan
'Cynghordy' - Cynghordy brickworks, Cynghordy, Carmarthenshire
'Cynghordy Metallic' - Cynghordy brickworks, Cynghordy, Carmarthenshire
D to G
D
'Dafen' - Dafen brickworks, Llanelly, Carmarthenshire
'Dafen Brick Llanelly' - Dafen brickworks, Llanelly, Carmarthenshire
'Dafen Brick Co Llanelly' - Dafen brickworks, Llanelly, Carmarthenshire
'Dafen Brick Llanelly Co' - Dafen brickworks, Llanelly, Carmarthenshire
'Darran Brick Works Risca' - Darran brickworks, Risca, Monmouthshire's Western Valley
'Darran Risca' - Darran brickworks, Risca, Monmouthshire's Western Valley
Davies, 'D Davies & Co Llanelly' - Unknown brickworks, Llanelly, Carmarthenshire, West Wales
Davies, 'D W Davies & Son Cardiff' - Unknown brickworks, Cardiff, South Glamorgan
'Davies & Co' - Grove Park brickworks, Pontnewydd, Monmouthshire's Eastern Valley
'Davies Alteryn Newport' - Alltyryn brickworks, Newport, Monmouthshire
'Davies Bros Crumlin' - Kendon brickworks, Crumlin, Monmouthshire's Western Valley
'Davies Bros Wrexham' - Abenbury Brick Works, Wrexham, Denbighshire
'Davies Brothers Abenbury Brick Works Wrexham' - Abenbury Brick Works, Wrexham, Denbighshire
'Davies Brothers Abenbury Works' - Abenbury Brick Works, Wrexham, Denbighshire
'Davis Maesteg' - Llwydarth brickworks, Maesteg, Mid Glamorgan
Davis, 'D Davis B G A' - - Blaengwawr Brickworks, Aberaman, Mid Glamorgan
'Davison' - C Davison, Ewloe, Buckley, Flintshire
Davison, Charles Davison's brickworks, Ewloe, Buckley, Flintshire
'Day Usk Mon' - Castle brickworks, Usk, Monmouthshire
'D B W' - Davies Bros, Abenbury Brick Works, Wrexham, Denbighshire
'D Davies & Co Llanelly' - Machynys brickworks, Llanelly, Carmarthenshire, West Wales
'D Davis B G A' - Blaengwawr Brickworks, Aberaman, Mid Glamorgan
'D Morgan Bryncoch' - Bryncoch brickworks, Taffs Well, Mid Glamorgan
'D W Davies & Son Cardiff' - Unknown brickworks, Cardiff, South Glamorgan
Delph Brick and Fireclay Works, Ruabon, Denbighshire
'Dennis Ruabon' - Hafod brickworks, Ruabon, Denbighshire
'Dinica' - one of the Kidwelly brickworks, Carmarthenshire, West Wales
'Dinica No 2' - one of the Kidwelly brickworks, Carmarthenshire, West Wales
Dol-Gwili Brick and Tile Works, Carmarthen, Carmarthenshire
'Dovey Tilery' - Ynyslas Brickworks, Near Borth, Cardiganshire
'Dragon Brand Regd Firebrick E Parry & Sons Buckley Chester' - Ewloe Wood brickworks, Buckley, Flintshire
'Dragon Brand Regd Parry Buckley' - Ewloe Wood brickworks, Buckley, Flintshire
'D R Llewellyn Aberdare' - Bwllfa brickworks, Aberdare, Cynon Valley, Mid Glamorgan
'Drury' - Drury brickworks, Sandycroft, Buckley, Flintshire
'Drury Buckley' - Drury brickworks, Sandycroft, Buckley, Flintshire
'D S F B' - Dinas Silica Brickworks, Glynneath, Neath, West Glamorgan
Duffryn & Llanishen Brick etc. Co - Llanishen, Cardiff, South Glamorgan
Duffryn & Llanishen Brick etc. Co - Aberaman, Aberdare, Mid Glamorgan>
'D W Johns Swansea' - Town Quay Yard, Swansea, West Glamorgan
E
'E' - Upper Cwmbran brickworks, Pontnewydd, Monmouthshire's Eastern Valley
'Eagle' - Eagle Brickworks, Cwmavon, Port Talbot, West Glamorgan
'Eagle Port Talbot' - Eagle Brickworks, Cwmavon, Port Talbot, West Glamorgan
East Moors, two brickworks in Cardiff, South Glamorgan
'E & B' - One of the Evans Bevan brickworks, Cwmavon, Killay, Onllwyn, Skewen, in West Glamorgan
'E & B Skewen' - Cwmdu brickworks, Skewen, Neath, West Glamorgan
'E & B Ld Onllwyn' - Onllwyn brickworks, Onllwyn, Neath, West Glamorgan
'E - B Killay' - Clyne Valley brickworks, Killay, Swansea, West Glamorgan
'Ebbw Vale' - Ebbw Vale brickworks, Ebbw Vale, Monmouthshire's Western Valley
Eclipse brickworks, Horeb, Llanelly, Carmarthenshire
Edwards, 'J C Edwards Ruabon' - J C Edwards, Acrefair brickworks, Ruabon, Denbighshire
'E H' - Maesycwmmer brickworks, Rhymney Valley, Monmouthshire
'E Harvey' - Maesycwmmer brickworks, Rhymney Valley, Monmouthshire
'E J Smith & Co Abertillery' - Woodlands brickworks, Cwmtillery, Monmouthshire's Western Valley
Ely brickworks, Wenvoe, South Glamorgan
Ely brickworks, Highland Park and West End, Caerau, Cardiff City
'E M Jones' - Ruabon Road brickworks, Wrexham, Dembighshire
'Emlyn' - Emlyn brickworks, Penygroes, Carmarthenshire
'Emlyn Colliery' - Emlyn brickworks, Penygroes, Carmarthenshire
'E Parry Buckley' - Parry's brickworls, Ewloe, Buckley, Flintshire
'Erith Leeswood' - Erith brichworks, Buckley, Flintshire
'Established 1844' - Briton Ferry brickworks, Neath, West Glamorgan
'Etna Brick & Tile Co Buckley' - Etna brickworks, Buckley, Flintshire
'Etna Buckley' - Etna brickworks, Buckley, Flintshire
'E V' - Ebbw Vale brickworks, Ebbw Vale, Monmouthshire's Western Valley
Evans-Bevan - One of the Evans Bevan brickworks in West Glamorgan
'Evans-Bevan Ltd Clyne Works Killay' - Clyne Valley brickworks, Killay, Swansea, West Glamorgan
'Evans-Bevan Ltd Cwmdu Works Skewen' - Cwmdu brickworks, Skewen, Neath, West Glamorgan
'Evans-Bevan Ltd Eagle Brickworks Cwmavon' - Eagle Brickworks, Cwmavon, Port Talbot, West Glamorgan
F
Fairbourne Brickworks, Fairbourne, Merionethshire
'Farquhar & Co, Pontypool' - Blaendare brickworks, Pontypool, Monmouthshire's Eastern Valley
Farteg brickworks, Ystalyfera, West Glamorgan
'Fenns Bank' - Fenns Bank brickworks, near Whitchurch, Flintshire
'F Jones Risca' - Darren brickworks, Risca, Monmouthshire's Western Valley
'Fort' - Globe brickworks, Buckley, Flintshire
'Fountain' - Bridgend Dinas brickworks, Aberkenfig, Mid Glamorgan
'Ffrith Fireclay Co Wrexham' - Ffrith brickworks, Brymbo, Denbighshire
'Ffrwd' - Ffrwd brickworks, Brymbo, Denbighshire
'Flintic Acid Proof' - Unknown brickworks, Flintshire
'Flintic Acid Resisting' - Unknown brickworks, Flintshire
'F W' (Flintshire White) - Trademark of 'Buckley Brick & Tile Co Ltd', Brookhill brickworks, Buckley, Flintshire
'Furnace Blwm Caerphilly' - Furnace Blwm brickworks, Caerphilly, Rhymney Valley, Monmouthshire
G
'G & Co' - Giller & Co, Plas Isa brickworks, Acrefair, Ruabon, Denbighshire
'Gadlys' - Gadlys brickworks, Aberdare, Cynon Valley, Mid Glamorgan
Gameson, 'T Gameson Pontypool' - Pontypool, Monmouthshire's Eastern Valley
'Garth' - Garth brickworks, Llangammarch Wells, Breconshire
'Garth Co Rhiwderin' - Rhiwderin brickworks, Newport, Monmouthshire
'G C & B Co Aberdare' - possibly Gadlys brickworks, Aberdare, Cynon Valley, Mid Glamorgan
'Gellideg Brick Works' - Maesycwmmer brickworks, Rhymney Valley, Monmouthshire
'Gem' - Alyn brickworks, Coed Talon, Mold, Flintshire
'George B Osborne Tile Works Cardigan S, Wales' - Cardigan brickworks, Cardigan
'Gibsons Buckley Metaline' - Brookhill brickworks, Buckley, Flintshire
'Gibsons SS Buckley Flintshire' - Brookhill brickworks, Buckley, Flintshire
'Gibsonite' - Trademark of 'Buckley Brick & Tile Co Ltd', Brookhill brickworks, Buckley, Flintshire
'GKN' - Henllys brickworks, Cwmbran, Monmouthshire's Eastern Valley
'GKN Ltd Henllys' - Henllys brickworks, Cwmbran, Monmouthshire's Eastern Valley
'GKN Dahl' - Henllys brickworks, Cwmbran, Monmouthshire's Eastern Valley
'GKN Dahl' (followed by a number - 28, 37, 51) - Henllys brickworks, Cwmbran, Monmouthshire's Eastern Valley
'GKN T' - Henllys brickworks, Cwmbran, Monmouthshire's Eastern Valley
'Glamorgan' - Llwynypia Colliery brickworks, Rhondda, Mid Glamorgan
'Glamorgan Brick Co Pentyrch Metallic' - Pentyrch brickworks, Pentyrch, South Glamorgan
'Glamorgan Brick Co Pentyrch Vitrified' - Pentyrch brickworks, Pentyrch, South Glamorgan
'Globe' - Globe brickworks, Buckley, Flintshire
Globe brickworks - Cadoxton, Barry, Mid Glamorgan
Globe, 'The Globe Fireclay Works Buckley Flintshire via Chester' - Globe brickworks, Buckley, Flintshire
'Glynea Co Bynea' - Glynea Co brickworks, Bynea, Carmarthenshire
'Goodwick' - Goodwick Brickworks, Pembrokeshire
'Goodwick Pemb' - Goodwick Brickworks, Pembrokeshire
'Gorse' - Gorse Brickworks, Cockett, Swansea, West Glamorgan
'Gorsgoch Llanelly' - Gors-goch Colliery, Cross Hands, Carmarthenshire
'Gough' - Penygaer brickworks, Llanelly, Carmarthenshire
'Gower A Star Product' - Graig brickworks, Morriston, Swansea, West Glamorgan
'Graig Brick Co Morrison' - Graig brickworks, Morriston, Swansea, West Glamorgan
'Graig Engineering' - Graig brickworks, Morriston, Swansea, West Glamorgan
'Graig Morriston' - Graig brickworks, Morriston, Swansea, West Glamorgan
'Graig Morriston A Star Product' - Graig brickworks, Morriston, Swansea, West Glamorgan
'Graigddu' - Graigddu brickworks, Pontnewynydd, Monmouthshire's Eastern Valley
'Graigddu BR S J & Co Ld Nr Pontypool' - Graigddu brickworks, Pontnewynydd, Monmouthshire's Eastern Valley
'Graigddu British Made' - Graigddu brickworks, Pontnewynydd, Monmouthshire's Eastern Valley
'Graigddu Nr Pontypool' - Graigddu brickworks, Pontnewynydd, Monmouthshire's Eastern Valley
'Graigddu S J & Co Ld Nr Pontypool' - Graigddu brickworks, Pontnewynydd, Monmouthshire's Eastern Valley
'Gt Western Colliery' - Tymawr brickworks, Gt Western Colliery, Hopkinstown, Rhondda, Mid Glamorgan
'Gregory Abersychan' - Abersychan brickworks, Abersychan, Monmouthshire's Eastern Valley
'Gregory & Co Pontnewynydd' - Abersychan brickworks, Abersychan, Monmouthshire's Eastern Valley
'Gurnos' - Gurnos brickworks, Ystalyfera, West Glamorgan
Gwalia brickworks, Dinas Powis, South Glamorgan
'Gwersyll' - Gwersyllt Silica Brickworks, Gwersyllt, Denbighshire
Gwersyllt Silica Brick Co, Pant Works, Ruabon, Denbighshire
H to L
H
'H' - Upper Cwmbran brickworks, Pontnewydd, Monmouthshire's Eastern Valley
'Hancock' - Lane End brickworks, Buckley, Flintshire
'Hancocks Buckley' - Lane End brickworks, Buckley, Flintshire
'Hancock's Chester Firebricks' - Lane End brickworks, Buckley, Flintshire
'Hanson Henllis' - Henllys brickworks, Cwmbran, Monmouthshire's Eastern Valley
'Hard Durable Adamantine C Davison & Co Ewloe Chester' - - Charles Davison & Co Ltd, Buckley, Flintshire
'Harv', a mis-stamp of 'E Harvey' - Maesycwmmer brickworks, Rhymney Valley, Monmouthshire
Harvey, 'E Harvey' - Maesycwmmer brickworks, Rhymney Valley, Monmouthshire
'H B H' - Trademark of Charles Davison & Co Ltd, Ewloe, Buckley, Flintshire
'H D' - Upper Cwmbran brickworks, Pontnewydd, Monmouthshire's Eastern Valley
'H Dennis Ruabon' - Hafod brickworks, Ruabon, Denbighshire
'Hean Castle Tenby Patent' - Hean Castle brickworks, Saundersfoot, Pembrokeshire
Heath brickworks - Newport Road, Cardiff, South Glamorgan
'Heather Brown Made in Wales' - Dennis Ruabon tiles, Hafod Brickworks, Ruabon, Denbighshire
'Hendra' - Hendre brickworks, Pencoed, Mid Glamorgan
'Hendre' - Hendre brickworks, Pencoed, Mid Glamorgan
Hengoed Coal, Brick and Stone Co Ltd, Hengoed, Rhymney Valley, Monmouthshire
'Henllys' - Henllys brickworks, Cwmbran, Monmouthshire's Eastern Valley
'H & H Pwllheli' - Pwllheli brickworks, Pwllheli, Caernarvonshire
Highland Park brickworks, Caerau, Ely, Cardiff
'H & N R' - possibly one of the Darren brickworks at Risca, Monmouthshire's Western Valley
'Holywell' - Unknown brickworks in Northern Flintshire
'Hope Hall' - Hope Hall Estate, Hope, Flintshire
'Horeb' - Horeb Brick Co Ltd, Eclipse brickworks, Horeb, Llanelly, Carmarthenshire
'Howell Argoed' - Argoed brickworks, Port talbot, West Glamorgan
Howell - 'Hunter Howell Pwllheli' - Pwllheli brickworks, Pwllheli, Caernarvonshire
'H P' - possibly Highland Park brickworks, Caerau, Ely, Cardiff or Parfitt, Cwmbran
'H Parfit', ( 1 'T' ) - Upper Cwmbran brickworks, Pontnewydd, Monmouthshire's Eastern Valley
'H Parfitt', ( 2 'T's ) - Mount Pleasant brickworks, Cwmbran, Monmouthshire's Eastern Valley
'H R Bowers Ruabon' - Penbedw brickworks, Acrefair, Ruabon, Denbighshire
'H Tunnadine' - Malpas brickworks, Newport, Monmouthshire
'H Tunnadine Malpas' - Malpas brickworks, Newport, Monmouthshire
'Hudson Argoed' - Argoed brickworks, Port talbot, West Glamorgan
'Hunter Howell Pwllheli' - Pwllheli brickworks, Pwllheli, Caernarvonshire
'H Wyndham Ruabon' - Delph Brick and Fireclay Works, Ruabon, Denbighshire
'Hysilyn' - C Davison, Ewloe, Buckley, Flintshire
'Hysilyn AIR E4' (or ALR E4) - C Davison, Ewloe, Buckley, Flintshire
'Hysilyn Regd' - C Davison, Ewloe, Buckley, Flintshire
I
'Imperial' - Unknown brickworks found in Newbridge, Monmouthshire
'Industria Britannica, Adamantine, Charles Davison & Co Ltd, Buckley, Chester, Made in England' - Charles Davison & Co Ltd, Buckley, Flintshire
'I Russell Risca' - the Welsh spelling of 'J Russell' , Waunfawr brickworks, Risca, Monmouthshire's Western Valley
'I & W P' - Issac and William Powell, Llwyn Einion brickworks, Rhos, Denbighshire
J
'Jacobean' - Buckley Junction brickworks, Buckley, Flintshire
James, 'A H James & Co' - Grove Park brickworks, Pontnewydd, Monmouthshire's Eastern Valley
James Bros, Morriston Silica Brickworks, Swansea, West Glamorgan
'J B G & Co' - John Bates Gregory, Standard brickworks, Buckley, Flintshire
'J B J' - J B Jenkins & Co, Dinas Brickworks, The Green, Neath, West Glamorgan
'J B & T' - Johnston brickworks, Johnston, Pembrokeshire, West Wales
'J Burgoyne Pontypool' - Little Mill brickworks, Pontypool, Monmouthshire's Eastern Valley
'J C E' - J C Edwards, Acrefair brickworks, Ruabon, Denbighshire
'J C E 2 ⅞' - J C Edwards, Acrefair brickworks, Ruabon, Denbighshire
'J C E 3 ¼ - J C Edwards, Acrefair brickworks, Ruabon, Denbighshire
'J C Edwards Ruabon' - J C Edwards, Acrefair brickworks, Ruabon, Denbighshire
'J Collins & Son Marchwiel' - Marchwiel Brickyard, Wrexham, Denbighshire
'J Davies Alteryn Newport' - Alltyryn brickworks, Newport, Monmouthshire
'J E B' - Llandough brickworks, Cardiff, South Glamorgan
Jenkins, 'T Jenkins & Son Aberavon', Aberavon brickworks, Aberavon, West Glamorgan
'J F B W Tondu' - Fergusons brickworks, Tondu, Mid Glamorgan
'J Jones Risca' - Darren brickworks, Risca, Monmouthshire's Western Valley
'J Lancaster & Co' - Blaina brickworks, Blaina, Monmouthshire's Western Valley
Johns, 'D W Johns' - Town Quay Yard, Swansea, West Glamorgan
Johnson - see 'Nicholas & Johnson Rudry', Rudry brickworks, Rhymney Valley, Monmouthshire
Johnston Brick and Tile Co, Johnston, Pembrokeshire
Jones, 'B Jones Darran No 1 Risca' - Darren brickworks, Risca, Monmouthshire's Western Valley
Jones, 'E M Jones' - Ruabon Road brickworks, Wrexham, Dembighshire
Jones, 'J Jones Risca' - Darren brickworks, Risca, Monmouthshire's Western Valley
'Jones Raglan' - Raglan Brickworks, Raglan, Monmouthshire
'Jones Risca' - Darren brickworks, Risca, Monmouthshire's Western Valley
'Jones Darran No 1 Risca' - Darren brickworks, Risca, Monmouthshire's Western Valley
'Jones Darran Risca' - Darren brickworks, Risca, Monmouthshire's Western Valley
'Jones Stalloe' - Stalloe brickworks, Stalloe, Montgomeryshire
'J Prince Connah's Quay' - Prince's Brick Works, Connah's Quay, Flintshire
'J Prince Connans Quay' - Prince's Brick Works, Connah's Quay, Flintshire
'J Russell Risca' - Waunfawr brickworks, Risca, Monmouthshire's Western Valley
'Junction Buckley' - Buckley Junction brickworks, Buckley, Flintshire
'J & W Stone Blaina' - Blaina brickworks, Blaina, Monmouthshire's Western Valley
'J Williams Connahs Quay' - John Williams' Brickworks, Connah's Quay, Flintshire
K
'Kaye Hirst & Co Rhos Nr Ruabon' - Rhos brickworks, Rhos, Denbighshire
'K C' - possibly Killan Colliery brickworks, Dunvant, Swansea, West Glamorgan
'Kerry' - Kerry brickworks, Kerry, Newtown, Motgomeryshire
'Killay' - Clyne Valley brickworks, Killay, Swansea, West Glamorgan
L
Lancaster, 'J Lancaster & Co' - Blaina brickworks, Blaina, Monmouthshire's Western Valley
'LBT' - Llangennech Brick and Tile Co, Llangennech, Carmarthenshire
Leckwith brickworks, Leckwith, Cardiff, South Glamorgan
Lee, 'William H Lee Newtown' - Newtown brickworks, Newtown, Montgomeryshire
'Leeswood' - Pontybodkin brickworks, Leeswood Green Colliery, Buckley, Flintshire
'Little Mill' - Little Mill brickworks, Pontypool, Monmouthshire's Eastern Valley
'Little Mill Brick Pontypool' - Little Mill brickworks, Pontypool, Monmouthshire's Eastern Valley
'Little Mill Brick Co Pontypool' - Little Mill brickworks, Pontypool, Monmouthshire's Eastern Valley
'Little Mill Brick Company Pontypool' - Little Mill brickworks, Pontypool, Monmouthshire's Eastern Valley
'Little Mill Estb 1850' - Little Mill brickworks, Pontypool, Monmouthshire's Eastern Valley
'Little Mill Pontypool' - Little Mill brickworks, Pontypool, Monmouthshire's Eastern Valley
'Lantrisant' - Noel Bros, Pontyclun, Llantrisant, Mid Glamorgan
Llandaff North brickworks, Llandaff North, Cardiff, South Glamorgan
Llandeilo Brick & Tile Co - Llandeilo Brick and Tile Co, Llandeilo, Carmarthenshire
Llandough Brick Co, Llandough brickworks, Cardiff, South Glamorgan
Llandovery Terra Cotta Brick & Tile Co Ltd - Unknown location, Llandovery, Carmarthenshire
Llandudno brickworks (four sites), Llandudno, Caernarvonshire
'Llanelly' - Bigyn brickworks. Llanelly, Carmarthenshire
'Llanelly' - Penygaer brickworks, Llanelly, Carmarthenshire
'Llangennech' - Llangennech Brick and Tile Co, Llangennech, Carmarthenshire
'Llangennech Potteries' - Llangennech Brick and Tile Co, Llangennech, Carmarthenshire
Llanishen - see Duffryn & Llanishen Brick etc. Co, Llanishen, Cardiff, South Glamorgan
'Llantrisant' - Noel Bros, Pontyclun, Llantrisant, Mid Glamorgan
'Llanybyther' - Llanybyther brickworks, Llanybyther, Carmarthenshire
'Llay Hall' - Llay Hall brickworks, Wrexham, Denbighshire
'Llay Hall BRCWks Wrexham' - Llay Hall brickworks, Wrexham, Denbighshire
'Llay Hall Wrexham' - Llay Hall brickworks, Wrexham, Denbighshire
'LLB' - Probably Llandovery Brick & Tile Co Ltd, Llandovery, Carmarthenshire
Llewellyn, 'D R Llewellyn Aberdare' - Aberdare brickworks, Aberdare, Cynon Valley, Mid Glamorgan
Llwydarth brickworks, Maesteg, Mid Glamorgan
'Llywndu Glais' - Glais brickworks, Glais, West Glamorgan
Llwyn-yn Brick Works, Morfa Cwta, Llanfaglan, near Caernarvon
'Llwynenion' - Llwyn Einion brickworks, Rhos, Denbighshire
'L N R' - Pentyrch brickworks, Pentyrch, South Glamorgan
Lower Grange Brick Co, Lower Grangetown brickworks, Ferry Road, Cardiff City
M to P
M
'Machen' - Bovil brickworks, Machen, Rhymney Valley, Monmouthshire
'Machen B Co' - Twyn Sych brickworks, Machen, Rhymney Valley, Monmouthshire
'Machen B S L & C Co' - Twyn Sych brickworks, Machen, Rhymney Valley, Monmouthshire
'Machen No 1' - Bovil brickworks, Machen, Rhymney Valley, Monmouthshire
'Machynys Llanelly', Machynys brickworks, Llanelly, Carmarthenshire
Maendy - Maindy brickworks, Cardiff, South Glamorgan
'Maindy Cardiff' - Maindy brickworks, Cardiff, South Glamorgan
'Maesycwmmer' - Maesycwmmer brickworks, Rhymney Valley, Monmouthshire
'Malpas Brick Co' - Malpas brickworks, Newport, Monmouthshire
Mason, 'C Mason Ruabon' - Garth Trevor brickworks, Cefn Mawr, Ruabon, Denbighshire
'Maybury & Co Newport' - Oak brickworks, Pontnewynydd, Monmouthshire's Eastern Valley
'MBTC' - Morfa Brick & Tile Co, Llanelly, Carmarthenshire
'McGaul Quarella' - Quarella brickworks, Bridgend, Mid Glamorgan
'Melincourt' - Melincourt brickworks, Resolven, Neath, West Glamorgan
'Melincourt Neath' - Melincourt brickworks, Resolven, Neath, West Glamorgan
'Melyncourt' - Melincourt brickworks, Resolven, Neath, West Glamorgan
'Merthyr' - Thomastown Brickworks, Merthyr Tydvil, Mid Glamorgan
'Metalline' - Trademark of 'Buckley Brick & Tile Co Ltd', Brookhill brickworks, Buckley, Flintshire
'M & J F B Caerphilly' - Furnace Blwm brickworks, Caerphilly, Rhymney Valley, Monmouthshire
'M & N R' - Monk & Newell, Ruabon, Denbighshire
'M & N Ruabon' - Monk & Newell, Ruabon, Denbighshire
'M N Ruabon' - Monk & Newell, Ruabon, Denbighshire
'Monk & Newell' - Ruabon, Denbighshire
'Monk & Newell Ruabon' - Ruabon, Denbighshire
'Mold Argoed Colliery' - Mold, Flintshire
'Moody' - Clydach brickworks, Clydach, West Glamorgan
'Moody Clydach' - Clydach brickworks, Clydach, West Glamorgan
Morfa Cwta, Llwyn-yn Brick Works, Llanfaglan, near Caernarvon
Morfa Nefyn brickworks, Lleyn Peninsular, Caernarvonshire
'Mostyn Brickwks' - Mostyn brickworks, Mostyn, Flintshire
'Mostyn Brick Works' - Mostyn brickworks, Mostyn, Flintshire
Morgan, 'D Morgan Bryncoch' - Bryncoch brickworks, Taffs Well, Mid Glamorgan
Morgan, 'S Morgan Junr Newtown' - Unknown brickworks, Newtown, Montgomeryshire
'Morgan (and) Jones' - Furnace Blwm brickworks, Caerphilly, Rhymney Valley, Monmouthshire
'Mountain Ash Brick Co' - Mountain Ash Brickworks, Cynon Valley, Mid Glamorgan
N
Nantmelyn brickworks, Cwmdare, Aberdare, Mid Glamorgan
'National Star Newport C' - Ponthir brickworks, Caerleon, Monmouthshire's Eastern Valley
'National Star Newport G' - Graig brickworks, Morriston, Swansea, West Glamorgan
'National Star Newport L' - Llantarnam brickworks, Cwmbran, Monmouthshire's Eastern Valley
'National Star Newport M' - Malpas brickworks, Newport, Monmouthshire
'National Star Newport RC' - Waunfawr brickworks, Risca, Monmouthshire's Western Valley
'N B Co' (monogram) - Noel Bros, Pontyclun, Llantrisant, Mid Glamorgan
'N C B Coedely' - Coedely brickworks, Coedely, Mid Glamorgan
'N C B Onllwyn' - Onllwyn brickworks, Onllwyn, Neath, West Glamorgan
'N C B Tredegar' - Tredegar brickworks, Sirhowy Valley, Monmouthshire
'Near Bridgend' - Bryncethin brickworks, Bryncethin, Mid Glamorgan
'Near Chester' - South Buckley (Rock) brickworks, Flintshire
'New Brickworks Bryn' - Bryn brickworks, Port Talbot, West Glamorgan
New Dock brickworks, Cadoxton, Barry, Mid Glamorgan
'Newell Ruabon' - Monk & Newell, Ruabon, Denbighshire
New Lodge Colliery and Firebrick Co, Burry Port, Carmarthenshire
'Nicholas & Johnson Rudry' - Rudry brickworks, Rhymney Valley, Monmouthshire
'Nicholas & Johnson Rudry Caerphilly' - Rudry brickworks, Rhymney Valley, Monmouthshire
'N & J R' - Risca brickworks, Risca, Monmouthshire's Western Valley
'N & J Risca' - Risca brickworks, Risca, Monmouthshire's Western Valley
'N & J Rudry' - Rudry brickworks, Rhymney Valley, Monmouthshire
'Noel Bros & Co' - Noel Bros, Pontyclun, Llantrisant, Mid Glamorgan
'N & S Buckley Flintshire' - South Buckley brickworks, Flintshire
North Wales Coal & Fireclay Co, (ex Monk & Newell), Pant Works, Ruabon, Denbighshire
'N W B & T Co Ltd Ruabon' - North Wales Brick & Tile Co Ltd, (ex Monk & Newell), Pant Works, Ruabon, Denbighshire
O
'Oak' - Oak brickworks, Pontnewynydd, Monmouthshire's Eastern Valley
'Oak Brick Co' - Oak brickworks, Pontnewynydd, Monmouthshire's Eastern Valley
'Oak Brick Co Pontypool' - Oak brickworks, Pontnewynydd, Monmouthshire's Eastern Valley
'Oakland Buttington' - Buttington brickworks, Welshpool, Montgomeryshire
'Oak Pontypool' - Oak brickworks, Pontnewynydd, Monmouthshire's Eastern Valley
'Oak Pontypool Mon British Make' - Oak brickworks, Pontnewynydd, Monmouthshire's Eastern Valley
'OB' - possibly Eclipse brickworks, Horeb, Llanelly, Carmarthenshire
'Obsidianite' - C Davison, Ewloe, Buckley, Flintshire
'Obsidianite Acid Proof' - C Davison, Ewloe, Buckley, Flintshire
'Obsidianite Regd Acid Proof' - C Davison, Ewloe, Buckley, Flintshire
'oedel' - a mis-stamp from Coedely brickworks, Coedely, Mid Glamorgan
'Onllwyn' - Onllwyn brickworks, Onllwyn, Ewloe, Neath, West Glamorgan
Osborne, 'George B Osborne Tile Works Cardigan S, Wales' - Cardigan brickworks, Cardigan
'Owens Pentyrch' - Pentyrch brickworks, Pentyrch, South Glamorgan
P
Pant Coal, Brick & Fireclay Co, Pant brickworks, Ruabon, Denbighshire
'Pant Works Ruabon' - Pant brickworks with various owners, Ruabon, Denbighshire
Parfit, 'H Parfit', ( 1 'T' ) - Upper Cwmbran brickworks, Pontnewydd, Monmouthshire's Eastern Valley
Parfitt, 'H Parfitt', ( 2 'T's ) - Mount Pleasant brickworks, Cwmbran, Monmouthshire's Eastern Valley
Parciau brickworks, later Parkia brickworks, Caernarvon, Caernarvonshire
'Park Brick Co Newtown' - Park brickworks, Newtown, Montgomeryshire
'Park Brick & T Co Newtown' - Park brickworks, Newtown, Montgomeryshire
'Parkia' - Parkia brickworks, Caernarvon, Caernarvonshire
Parry, 'E Parry Buckley' - Ewloe Green brickworks, Ewloe, Buckley, Flintshire
Parry, 'T Parry Jones Newtown' - Unknown brickworks, Newtown, Montgomeryshire
'Pattinson' - Coedpoeth brickworks, Coedpoeth, Denbighshire
'P B & T Co Ld Newtown' - Park brickworks, Newtown, Montgomeryshire
'P B & Tile Co Newtown' - Park brickworks, Newtown, Montgomeryshire
'P B Co Ld' - Penarth Brickworks,Cogan, Penarth, South Glamorgan
'P B Co Ltd D' - Penarth Brickworks,Cogan, Penarth, South Glamorgan
'P C' - or 'P G' possibly Pont-y-clerc Brickworks, Pantyffynnon, Ammanford, Carmarthenshire
'P D' - believed to be Powell Duffryn, Aberaman brickworks, Mid Glamorgan
'P D B W' - believed to be Powell Duffryn, Aberaman brickworks, Mid Glamorgan
'P D Co Aberaman' - Aberaman brickworks, Mid Glamorgan
'P G' - or 'P C' possibly Pont-y-clerc Brickworks, Pantyffynnon, Ammanford, Carmarthenshire
'P H Alosil' - possibly Pickford, Holland & Co Ltd, Blaenavon, Monmouthshire's Eastern Valley
Peblig brickworks, Caernarvon, Caernarvonshire
Penclawdd brickworks, Berth-lwyd, Penclawdd, West Glamorgan
'Penarth' - Cogan Pill Brickworks, Penarth, South Glamorgan
'Pencoed' - Pencoed brickworks, Pencoed, Mid Glamorgan
'Pencoed B W' - Pencoed brickworks, Pencoed, Mid Glamorgan
'Penrhos' - Penrhos brickworks, Ystradgynais, West Glamorgan
Pentrebach brickworks, Pentrebach, Taff Vale, Mid Glamorgan
'Pentyrch' - Pentyrch brickworks, Pentyrch, South Glamorgan
'Penydarren' - Penydarran Ironworks brickworks, Taff Vale, Mid Glamorgan
'Penwyllt' - Penwyllt Dinas Silica Brickworks, Penwyllt, Neath, West Glamorgan
Phillips - see 'Wyndham & Phillips', Delph Brick and Fireclay Works, Ruabon, Denbighshire
'Phoenix' - Phoenix brickworks, Birchgrove, Cardiff, South Glamorgan
'Pilot Newtown' - Unknown brickworks, Newtown, Montgomeryshire
'Plasucha Ruabon' - Plasucha brickworks, Acrefair, Ruabon, Denbighshire
'Ponkey' - Ponkey brickworks, Rhos, Denbighshire
'Pontnewydd' - Grove Park brickworks, Pontnewydd, Monmouthshire's Eastern Valley
Pont Walby Brick and Tile Works, Glynneath, Neath, West Glamorgan
'Pontyclerc' - Pont-y-clerc Brickworks, Pantyffynnon, Ammanford, Carmarthenshire
'Pontypool Brick Co' - Upper Race brickworks, Pontnewydd, Monmouthshire's Eastern Valley
'Pontypool Brick Co Ltd' - Upper Race brickworks, Pontnewydd, Monmouthshire's Eastern Valley
Porthcawl - proposed brickworks, Porthcawl, Mid Glamorgan
'Porthgain' - Porthgain brickworks, Porthgain, Pembrokeshire
Porth Neigwl Brickworks, Porth Neigwl, near Abersoch, Caernarvonshire
Porthwen brickworks, Porth Wen, Anglesea
'Powell Duffryn Steam Coal Co Ltd' - believed to be Aberaman brickworks, Mid Glamorgan
'Powells Ruabon' - Llwyn Einion brickworks, Rhos, Denbighshire
'P P Llanelly' - Penrose Pottery, Llanelly, Carmarthenshire
'Premier' - Aston Hall brickworks, Buckley, Flintshire
Prestatyn brickworks, Meliden, Prestatyn, Denbighshire
Price, Job - Darren Brickworks, Risca, Monmouthshire's Western Valley
Prince, 'J Prince Connah's Quay' - Prince's Brick Works, Connah's Quay, Flintshire
'P & W G' - Penmaenmawr and Welsh Granite Quarry, Penmaenmawr, Caernarvonshire
'Pwll' - Pwll Coal & Brick Co Ltd, Pwll, Llanelly, Carmarthenshire
Q
Quarella brickworks, Bridgend, Mid Glamorgan
R to Z, 0 to 9 and beyond
R
'R' - (for 'Raby'), Furnace Brickyard, Old Slip, Llanelly, Carmarthenshire
'Radyr' - Radyr brickworks, Cardiff, South Glamorgan
Raglan brickworks (two sites), Raglan, Monmouthshire
'R Ashton & Co Buckley Flintshire' - Knowle Lane brickworks, Buckley, Flintshire
'R B & T Co' - Ruabon Brick &: Terra Cotta Co Ltd, Ruabon, Denbighshire
'R B & T C Co' - Ruabon Brick &: Terra Cotta Co Ltd, Ruabon, Denbighshire
'R.Dinas' - Dinas Brickworks, Kidwelly, Carmarthenshire, West Wales
Rees, Thomas Rees, Furnace Blwm brickworks, Carphilly, Rhymney Valley, Monmouthshire
'Resolven' - Melincourt brickworks, Resolven, Neath, West Glamorgan
'R G B & F C Co Ld Pant Works Ruabon' - Ruabon Glazed Brick Co, Pant brickworks, Ruabon, Denbighshire
'Risca' - Waunfawr brickworks, Risca, Monmouthshire's Western Valley
'Risca Coal Co' - Waunfawr brickworks, Risca, Monmouthshire's Western Valley
'R & M Trevor Ruabon' - Garth Trevor brickworks, Cefn Mawr, Ruabon, Denbighshire
Roath brickworks, two sites in Cardiff, South Glamorgan
'Rock Brick Co Buckley' - South Buckley brickworks, Flintshire
'Rock Brick Co Buckley Flintshire' ' - South Buckley brickworks, Flintshire
'Rogerstone Brick Co' - Rogerstone Brick Co, Ty'n y Cwm brickworks, Risca, Monmouthshire's Western Valley
'Roman C & R' - Clark & Rea, Wilderness brickworks, Gresford, Denbighshire
'RTBL32' - possibly Sirhowy Brickworks, Sirhowy Valley, Monmouthshire
'Ruabon Brick & Terra Cotta Co Ld' - Ruabon Brick & Terra Cotta Co Ltd, Ruabon, Denbighshire
'Ruabon District Marl Beds' - Wrexham Brick & Tile Co Ltd, Wrexham, Denbighshire
'Ruabon JCE NWaels' (sic) - J C Edwards, Acrefair brickworks, Ruabon, Denbighshire
'Ruabon R B & T C Co Ld' - Ruabon Brick &: Terra Cotta Co Ltd, Ruabon, Denbighshire
'Ruabon R B & T C Co Ltd Made in Wales' - Ruabon Brick &: Terra Cotta Co Ltd, Ruabon, Denbighshire
'Ruabon Sandrust Trade Mark' - Ruabon Brick &: Terra Cotta Co Ltd, Ruabon, Denbighshire
'Rubric' - North Wales Coal & Fireclay Co, (ex Monk & Newell), Pant Works, Ruabon, Denbighshire
'Ruby' - Ruby brickworks, Rhydymwyn, Mold, Flintshire
'Ruby Brick Co Nr Mold' - Ruby brickworks, Rhydymwyn, Mold, Flintshire
'Ruby Brick Co Ynysddu' - Ynysddu brickworks, Sirhowy Valley, Monmouthshire
'Ruby Brick Works Rhydymwyn' - Ruby brickworks, Rhydymwyn, Mold, Flintshire
'Ruby Rhydymwyn' - Ruby brickworks, Rhydymwyn, Mold, Flintshire
'Rudry' - Rudry brickworks, Rhymney Valley, Monmouthshire
Russell - Waunfawr brickworks, Risca, Monmouthshire's Western Valley
'Ruthin' - Ruthin brickworks, Ruthin, Denbighshire
S
'S' in a diamond frame - Hean Castle brickworks, Saundersfoot, Pembrokeshire
'Salamdine' - Trademark of 'Buckley Brick & Tile Co Ltd', Brookhill brickworks, Buckley, Flintshire
'Sandy' - Sandy Brickworks, Llanelly, Carmarthenshire
'Sandy Llanelly' - Sandy Brickworks, Llanelly, Carmarthenshire
'Sandycroft' - Drury brickworks, Sandycroft, Buckley, Flintshire
'S B' - old brick found at Clydach, West Glamorgan
'S & Co' - old brick found at Swansea, West Glamorgan
Scourse, 'W J Scourse' - Woodside brickworks, Cwmbran, Monmouthshire's Eastern Valley
Seacome, 'T H Seacome Ruabon' - Delph Brick and Fireclay Works, Ruabon, Denbighshire
'Seiont'' - Seiont brickworks, Caernarvon, Caernarvonshire
'S H B Cwmavon' - Cwmavon brickworks, Port Talbot, West Glamorgan
'S H Byass Cwmavon' - Cwmavon brickworks, Port Talbot, West Glamorgan
'S J Graigddu British Made' - Graigddu brickworks, Pontnewynydd, Monmouthshire's Eastern Valley
'S J & Co Graigddu C' - Graigddu brickworks, Pontnewynydd, Monmouthshire's Eastern Valley
'S J & Co Ltd Risca' - Danygraig brickworks, Risca, Monmouthshire's Western Valley
'S J & Co Risca No 2' - Danygraig brickworks, Risca, Monmouthshire's Western Valley
'S J Risca' - Danygraig brickworks, Risca, Monmouthshire's Western Valley
'S J Risca British Made' - Danygraig brickworks, Risca, Monmouthshire's Western Valley
'Sketch' - Woodside brickworks, Cwmbran, Monmouthshire's Eastern Valley
'Slate' - possibly from Porthgain brickworks, Porthgain, Pembrokeshire
Smith, 'E J Smith & Co Abertillery' - Woodlands brickworks, Cwmtillery, Monmouthshire's Western Valley
'S Morgan Junr Newtown' - Unknown brickworks, Newtown, Montgomeryshire
'South Buckley' - South Buckley brickworks, Flintshire
'South Buckley Co via Chester' - South Buckley brickworks, Flintshire
'South Rhondda' - South Rhondda brickworks, Llanharen, Mid Glamorgan
'Southwood' - Danygraig brickworks, Risca, Monmouthshire's Western Valley
'Southwood Jones Risca' - Danygraig brickworks, Risca, Monmouthshire's Western Valley
'S & S Dunvant' - Dunvant brickworks, Swansea, West Glamorgan
'SSBC' - probably Swansea Siemens brickworks, Landore, Swansea, West Glamorgan
'Standard' - Woodside brickworks, Cwmbran, Monmouthshire's Eastern Valley
'Standard' - Standard brickworks, Buckley, Flintshire
'Standard Buckley' - Standard brickworks, Buckley, Flintshire
'Star' - The Star group of brickworks, Newport, Monmouthshire
'Star Brick Co' - The Star group of brickworks, Newport, Monmouthshire
'Star Brick Co Newport Mon' - The Star group of brickworks, Newport, Monmouthshire
'Star Caerleon' - The Star group of brickworks, Newport, Monmouthshire
'Star Cwmbran' - Llantarnam brickworks, Cwmbran, Monmouthshire's Eastern Valley
'Star Eng' - The Star group of brickworks, Newport, Monmouthshire
'Star Newport' - The Star group of brickworks, Newport, Monmouthshire
'Star Newport Mon' - The Star group of brickworks, Newport, Monmouthshire
'Star Pwll' - Pwll Coal & Brick Co Ltd, Pwll, Llanelly, Carmarthenshire, West Wales
'Stephens' - Kidwelly brickworks, Kidwelly, Carmarthenshire, West Wales
'Stephens & Co' - Kidwelly brickworks, Kidwelly, Carmarthenshire, West Wales
'Stephens Stignic A' - Kidwelly brickworks, Kidwelly, Carmarthenshire, West Wales
'Stignic A' - Kidwelly brickworks, Kidwelly, Carmarthenshire, West Wales
'St Julians Newport' - St Julians brickworks, Newport, Monmouthshire
'Stokes Anthracite Firebrick' - Hean Castle brickworks, Saundersfoot, Pembrokeshire, West Wales
'Stokes Saundersfoot Pembroke' - Hean Castle brickworks, Saundersfoot, Pembrokeshire, West Wales
Stone, 'J & W Stone Blaina' - Blaina brickworks, Blaina, Monmouthshire's Western Valley
'Stormy S & B Co' - Stormy Down brickworks, Pyle, Mid Glamorgan
'Stourbridge Fire Clay Co' - Upper Cwmbran brickworks, Pontnewydd, Monmouthshire's Eastern Valley
Stradey brickworks, Llanelly, Carmarthenshire, West Wales
'Stradd' - also with 'F' for 'Fire' and 'L' for 'Ladle', Stradey Brickworks, Llanelly, Carmarthenshire, West Wales
'S V Shotton' - Unknown brickworks, Shotton, Flintshire
'Swansea' - Swansea brickworks, Morriston, Swansea, West Glamorgan
'Swansea Siemens Brick Co Landore' - Swansea brickworks, Landore, Swansea, West Glamorgan
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'T' - Templeton Silica Works, Templeton, Pembrokeshire
'Tanybryn Aberdare' - Aberdare brickworks, Aberdare, Cynon Valley, Mid Glamorgan
'Talyclyn' - Talyclyn brickworks, Llangennech, Carmarthenshire
'Talyclyn T W & S Firebrick' - Talyclyn brickworks, Llangennech, Carmarthenshire
'Taylor' - Cambrian brickworks, Melincrythan, Neath, West Glamorgan
'Taylor Neath' - Cambrian brickworks, Melincrythan, Neath, West Glamorgan
'Taylor Neath & Skewen' - Cambrian brickworks, Melincrythan, Neath, West Glamorgan
'Taylor Neath & Skewen' - Cwmdu brickworks, Skewen, Neath, West Glamorgan
'Templeton' - Templeton Silica Works, Templeton, Pembrokeshire
'T Gameson Pontypool' - Pontypool, Monmouthshire's Eastern Valley
'The Brick & Tile Co Limited Buckley via Chester' - Brookhill brickworks, Buckley, Flintshire
'The Buckley Brick & Tile Co Limited Buckley Trade Mark Metalline via Chester' - Brookhill brickworks, Buckley, Flintshire
'The Globe Fireclay Works Buckley Flintshire via Chester' - Globe brickworks, Buckley, Flintshire
'Thorne & Sons Ely' - West End brickworks, Caerau, Ely, Cardiff, South Glamorgan
'Thos Rees Caerphilly' - Furnace Blwm brickworks, Carphilly, Rhymney Valley, Monmouthshire
'Thos Rees Furnace Blwm' - Furnace Blwm brickworks, Carphilly, Rhymney Valley, Monmouthshire
'T H Seacome Ruabon' - Delph Brick and Fireclay Works, Ruabon, Denbighshire
'T I C' - Tredegar brickworks, Sirhowy Valley, Monmouthshire
'Tidy' - Porthwen brickworks, Porth Wen, Anglesea
'Tillery' - Vivian Colliery brickworks, Abertillery, Monmouthshire's Western Valley
Tilney, 'A Tilney Cwmtylery Mon' - Woodlands brickworks, Cwmtillery, Monmouthshire's Western Valley
'Tirbach' - Tirbach brickworks, Ystalyfera, West Glamorgan
Tir Herbert Brickworks, Hirwaun, Cynon Valley, Mid Glamorgan
'T Jenkins & Son Aberavon' - Aberavon brickworks, Aberavon, West Glamorgan
'Tondu' - Evanstown brickworks, Tondu, Mid Glamorgan
'Tower Bk Wks' - Tower brickworks, Llangollen, Denbighshire
Towyn Brickworks, Towyn, Merionethshire
'T Parry Jones Newtown' - Unknown brickworks, Newtown, Montgomeryshire
'Trade Mark B H B' - 'Brookhill Blue', Brookhill brickworks, Buckley, Flintshire
'Trade Mark F W' - 'Flintshire White', Brookhill brickworks, Buckley, Flintshire
'Trade Mark Gibsonite' - Brookhill brickworks, Buckley, Flintshire
'Trade Mark Gibsonite Buckley' - Brookhill brickworks, Buckley, Flintshire
'Trade Mark Metalline' - Brookhill brickworks, Buckley, Flintshire
Trealaw Brick Co, Trealaw, Rhondda Valley, Mid Glamorgan
'Treboeth B & T Co - Treboeth brickworks, Swansea, West Glamorgan
'Tredegar' - Tredegar brickworks, Sirhowy Valley, Monmouthshire
'Tredegar Pat Applied For' - Tredegar brickworks, Sirhowy Valley, Monmouthshire
Treorky Brickworks, Treorchi, Rhondda Valley, Mid Glamorgan
'Trevor' - Garth Trevor brickworks, Cefn Mawr, Ruabon, Denbighshire
'Trimsaran' - Trimsaran Upper Colliery Brickworks, Trimsaran, Carmarthenshire
'Trimsaran Metallic' - Trimsaran Upper Colliery Brickworks, Trimsaran, Carmarthenshire
'Tunnadine' - Malpas brickworks, Newport, Monmouthshire
'Tunnel' - Tunnel Brickworks, Swansea, West Glamorgan
'Tunnel Brick Co Swansea' - Tunnel Brickworks, Swansea, West Glamorgan
'Tunnel Brick Co Ltd Swansea' - Tunnel Brickworks, Swansea, West Glamorgan
'Tunnel Swansea' - Tunnel Brickworks, Swansea, West Glamorgan
'T W Co' - Bryncoch brickworks, Taffs Well, Taff Vale, Mid Glamorgan
'T W Co B' - Bryncoch brickworks, Taffs Well, Taff Vale, Mid Glamorgan
'T W Cowan Ruabon' - Cambrian brickworks, Acrefair, Ruabon, Denbighshire
'T Williams & Co Llanelly' - Bigyn brickworks. Llanelly, Carmarthenshire
Twyn brickworks, Darran Brickworks, Risca, Monmouthshire's Western Valley
Tydden Brick & Tile Works - Colomondy brickworks, Mold, Flintshire
Ty Newydd brickworks, Ty Newydd Colliery, Treherbert, Rhondda Valley, Mid Glamorgan
Ty Newydd brickworks, Rhyl, Denbighshire
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'Upper Bank Swansea' - Upper Bank brickworks, Bon-y-maen, Swansea, West Glamorgan
Usk, Castle brickworks, Usk, MonmouthshireUsk, Monmouthshire
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'Vachell Cardiff' - Unknown brickworks, Cardiff, South Glamorgan
Varteg Brick Co' - Farteg brickworks, Ystalyfera, West Glamorgan
'A Vaughan Stalloe' - Stalloe brickworks, Stalloe, Montgomeryshire
'Vaughan & Morris Brynmawr' - Brynmawr brickworks, Brynmawr, Monmouthshire's Western Valley
'Victoria Works Co Pontypridd' - Victoria brickworks, Pontypridd, Mid Glamorgan
'Voylart' - Voylart brickworks, Dunvant, Swansea, West Glamorgan
'Vron' - Vron Colliery, Coedpoeth, Denbighshire
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'W' - believed to be Samuel P Ward, Drury brickworks, Sandycroft, Buckley, Flintshire
'Wallace' - Woodlands brickworks, Cwmtillery, Monmouthshire's Western Valley
Waring's Brick Works Co, Heath brickworks, Newport Road, Cardiff, South Glamorgan
'Waun Fawr' - Waunfawr brickworks, Risca, Monmouthshire's Western Valley
'W B Co Pontardawe' - possibly Ynys-meudwy brickworks, Pontardawe, West Glamorgan
'W B & C Co Caerphilly' - Wernddu brickworks, Caerphilly, Rhymney Valley, Monmouthshire
'W B I 1946 Ltd' - West End brickworks, Caerau, Ely, Cardiff, South Glamorgan
'W C Ld' - Wynnstay Colliery Co, Plas yn Wern brickworks, Acrefair, Ruabon, Denbighshire
'Weaver Abertillery' - Woodlands brickworks, Cwmtillery, Monmouthshire's Western Valley
'Welsh Brown J C E Ruabon NWales' - J C Edwards, Acrefair brickworks, Ruabon, Denbighshire
'Wernddu' - Wernddu brickworks, Caerphilly, Rhymney Valley, Monmouthshire
'Weig' - Weig brickworks, Cockett, Swansea, West Glamorgan
'Welchpool B&T Co' - Welshpool brickworks, Welshpool, Montgomeryshire
'Welshpool Brick Co' - Welshpool brickworks, Welshpool, Montgomeryshire
'Wel hpool B&T' (sic) - Welshpool brickworks, Welshpool, Montgomeryshire
West End brickworks, Caerau, Ely, Cardiff City
'Westminster' - Westminster Colliery brickworks, Gwersyllt, Denbighshire
'W Hancock' - Lane End brickworks, Buckley, Flintshire
'W Hancock & Co' - Lane End brickworks, Buckley, Flintshire
'W Hancock & Co Buckley Hawarden' - Lane End brickworks, Buckley, Flintshire
'W Hancock & Co Hawarden' - Lane End brickworks, Buckley, Flintshire
'W Hancock & Co (H'den) Ld Buckley' - Lane End brickworks, Buckley, Flintshire
'Whitehead' - Llandowlais brickworks , Cwmbran, Monmouthshire's Eastern Valley
'Whitehead Cwmbran' - Llandowlais brickworks , Cwmbran, Monmouthshire's Eastern Valley
'White Kerry' - Kerry brickworks, Kerry, Newtown, Motgomeryshire
'White Llansamlet' - Roundpit brickworks, Llansamlet, Swansea, West Glamorgan
'Wild' - William Wild, Holyhead Breakwater brickworks, Holyhead, Anglesea
'William H Lee Newtown' - Newtown brickworks, Newtown, Montgomeryshire
Williams, 'J Williams Connahs Quay' - Connah's Quay brickworks, Flintshire
'Williams & Co' - Bigyn brickworks. Llanelly, Carmarthenshire
'Williams Hirwain' - Tir Herbert Brickworks, Hirwaun, Cynon Valley, Mid Glamorgan
'W J Scourse' - Woodside brickworks, Cwmbran, Monmouthshire's Eastern Valley
'W M Rhyl' - one of three brickworks near Rhyl, Denbighshire
'WPF' - Machynys brickworks (William Perrot Francis), Llanelly, Carmarthenshire
'Woodside' - Woodside brickworks , Cwmbran, Monmouthshire's Eastern Valley
'Woodside Brick Co Cwmbran' - Woodside brickworks , Cwmbran, Monmouthshire's Eastern Valley
'Woodward & Co Cardigan' - Cardigan brickworks, Cardiganshire
'Wrexham Brick & Tile Co' - Kings Mill brickworks, Wrexham, Denbighshire
'Wrexham Brick & Tile Co Ltd' - Kings Mill brickworks, Wrexham, Denbighshire
'Wyndham & Phillips Ruabon' - Delph Brick and Fireclay Works, Ruabon, Denbighshire
'Wyndham & Phillips Ltd Ruabon' - Delph Brick and Fireclay Works, Ruabon, Denbighshire
'H Wyndham Ruabon' - Delph Brick and Fireclay Works, Ruabon, Denbighshire
'Wynnstay' - Wynnstay Brickworks, Ruabon, Denbighshire
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Yniscu fireclay works, Ystalyfera, West Glamorgan
'Ynysawdre' - Ynysawdre brickworks, Tondu, Mid Glamorgan
'Ynysddu Brick & Tile Works Ynysddu Mon' - Ynysddu brickworks, Sirhowy Valley, Monmouthshire
'Ynysddu Brick Co Ynysddu' - Ynysddu brickworks, Sirhowy Valley, Monmouthshire
'Ynysddu Brick Works Ynysddu' - Ynysddu brickworks, Sirhowy Valley, Monmouthshire
Ynys-Hafren Brickworks, Pontyates, Carmarthenshire
Ynys-meudwy brickworks, Pontardawe, West Glamorgan
Ystalyfera Ironworks brickworks, Ystalyfera, West Glamorgan
Numbers
'⅛ Near Chester' - South Buckley (Rock) brickworks, Flintshire
'2 Jones Darran Risca' - Darren brickworks, Risca, Monmouthshire's Western Valley
'2 ¼' - J C Edwards, Acrefair brickworks, Ruabon, Denbighshire
'2 ½' - Monk & Newell, Ruabon, Denbighshire
'2 ⅞' - J C Edwards, Acrefair brickworks, Ruabon, Denbighshire
'3' - J C Edwards, Acrefair brickworks, Ruabon, Denbighshire
'3 in' - J C Edwards, Acrefair brickworks, Ruabon, Denbighshire
'3 ⅛' - Clark & Rea, Wilderness brickworks, Gresford, Wrexham, Denbighshire
'3 ⅛' - Delph Brick and Fireclay Works, Acrefair, Denbighshire
'3 ⅛' - J C Edwards, Acrefair brickworks, Ruabon, Denbighshire
'3 ¼' - J C Edwards, Acrefair brickworks, Ruabon, Denbighshire
'7' - Hean Castle brickworks, Saundersfoot, Pembrokeshire
'12' - E Parry & Sons, Ewloe Green brickworks, Buckley, Flintshire
Symbols
'Acorn' - Henllys brickworks, Cwmbran, Monmouthshire's Eastern Valley
'Castle' - Castle brickworks, Buckley, Flintshire
'Cross' - an elongated cross from Cardigan brickworks, Cardiganshire
'Crown' - Aberdare brickworks, Cynon Valley, Mid Glamorgan
'Crown' - Brynmawr brickworks, Brynmawr, Monmouthshire's Western Valley
'Dragon' - E Parry & Sons, Ewloe Green brickworks, Buckley, Flintshire
'Heart' - Evans-Bevan Ltd, Onllwyn brickworks, West Glamorgan
'Lozenge' with the letter 'E' possibly - Etna brickworks, Buckley, Flintshire
'Star' - The Star group of brickworks, Newport, Monmouthshire
Welsh Mystery Bricks
UBOs - Unidentified Brick-like Objects?
These bricks have been found in Wales but have beaten our collective attempts to identify them - their makers and their meaning. If you can help then please get in touch so they can take their rightful places.
Initials, letters or a secret code?
or perhaps some kind of brickmaker's Scrabble? Who Knows? Do you?
Upper Cwmbran, Mon
It is possible that 'CB' refers to Cwmbran Brick, and is associated with this brick works, but only about four 'CB 1' or 'CB 2' examples have been found. Also 'E', 'H' and 'HD' are found in this area and are very likely to have come from Upper Cwmbran brickworks.
'CB', found at Abersychan
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'CB 1', Upper Cwmbran
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'CB 2', Upper Cwmbran
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'E', Upper Cwmbran
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'H', Upper Cwmbran
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'H', Upper Cwmbran
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'H', Upper Cwmbran
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'HD' large, Upper Cwmbran
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'HD' large, Upper Cwmbran
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'HD' small, Upper Cwmbran
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'HD' small, Upper Cwmbran
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Other bricks found in other areas
'GBC', found in Brynamman
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'H & N R' found in Cwmbran
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'T', found in Brynamman
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'V', found at Varteg
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'VC', found at Rudry
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'W', found at Llandaff Road, Cardiff
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Numbers - but what do they mean?
Something to count on - but who's doing the counting? Any ideas, please?
'13+', found at Ffynnon Duon, Glam
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'15', found at Llangattock, Mon
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'15', found at Llangattock, Mon
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'2', found at Blackvein, Risca
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'3x2', found at Dan-y-darran, Merthyr
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'39', found at Varteg
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Symbols, Logos or just fancy decoration?
Whatever they are, I'm sure they're very artistic - but who made them?
Emblem on back of paver, Trefil
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Emblem on back of paver, Trefil
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Emblem on back of paver, Trefil
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Acknowledgments, sources and further reading.
The 'Old Bricks' website is the best source of info on bricks and brickworks in the UK :-
Old Bricks - history at your feet
For very good coverage of Scottish bricks and quite a bit about other places too :-
Scottishbrickhistory.co.uk
Martyn Feltwell has two very good sites here :-
East Midlands Named Bricks and
UK Named Bricks
There is a specialist society for brick history :-
britishbricksoc.co.uk
There's also a 'Facebook' group for bricks and brickworks :-
Facebook 'Bricks and Brickworks Past' group
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