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Named after their brickwork pattern. Porcellio spinicornis are originally from Europe, and were introduced to Canada ages ago. They are excellent at cleaning up decaying plant matter, and therefore are welcome beneficials in the garden. They also feed on algae and lichens.
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These brickworks are on the Isle of Anglesey.
First built by Charles E. Tidy it is now a disused Victorian brickworks which produced fire bricks made from quartzite which used to line steel-making furnaces.
The remains include a number of buildings also remains of some machinery all with damage of sea erosion.
The site is a scheduled monument.
After admiring the bare brick walls inside a Costa cafe I thought to touch one. It was a rather good fake wallpaper! The four filament table lamp was also fake - LED. Enjoyed the sausage burger though.
From high atop the hill, SOO 6027 is seen passing the historic Hamilton Brick Works with Canadian Pacific train no. 246 as they set off their steel in Kinnear Yard. In all of my years photographing trains in Hamilton, this angle has evaded me - in fact, I didn't even know it existed. Surprisingly, though, this angle is quite accessible. However all you need is a train - thankfully CP played ball.