River Thames: two half Farco bricks
Taken on 8 August 2015 and uploaded 24 November 2024.
Two halves of different Farco bricks, seen on the shore of the River Thames at East Tilbury (a couple of miles east of Clinker Beach).
Farco bricks were made by Farcet Brick Co. in Farcet, Peterborough: it operated from 1896 to 1921, after which it was sold to the London Brick Company - according to brocross.com the London Brick Company was (estimated) to have provided one third of all bricks used in brick built houses in England !
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River Thames: two half Farco bricks
Taken on 8 August 2015 and uploaded 24 November 2024.
Two halves of different Farco bricks, seen on the shore of the River Thames at East Tilbury (a couple of miles east of Clinker Beach).
Farco bricks were made by Farcet Brick Co. in Farcet, Peterborough: it operated from 1896 to 1921, after which it was sold to the London Brick Company - according to brocross.com the London Brick Company was (estimated) to have provided one third of all bricks used in brick built houses in England !
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