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Rather battered and not of the best quality is this unusually side-stamped brick seen in a wall at the long disused Stonetrough Colliery site in North Staffordshire. I have no idea where in South Leicestershire his was made or why it should have travelled so far.
A closer view of College Ave. in Racine, WI where the old brick street has been preserved. There is a row of little skinny bricks down the middle of this shot. I can't help wondering if one guy worked from one end of the block and someone else worked from the other, and when they met there wasn't enough room for another regular row.
A Street Photography approach to a visit to Brick Lane in the East End of London. It was walking distance from where I was staying in Whitechapel.
Its famous for its street market, colourful street art and is home to a thriving Bangladeshi community.
I spotted this brick on the beach at Headlands Beach State Park. It caught my eye because it looked like a type of sandwich. Maybe a sandwich with brick cheese?
This is the first pic of the new brick floor. It's actual reclaimed Old Chicago brick that's been sliced into tile thickness. Had to grout it myself, but that's another story...
Detail from the Mercado Municipal Salamanca, Málaga, Spain.
Have a look at this in large or original size to appreciate the ship on the central brick. One of many fine details on an exceptional building.
Overfired Bricks ('klinkers') used in a boundary wall
Laburnum, Melbourne, Victoria
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The close up of the previous photo shows that the brick has moved. Pressure from the expansive soil that this wall sits on has caused a weakening of the wall and movement. This type of crack is not something that tuckpointing will resolve.
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