http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Topic: Brick mix-up en Fri, 22 May 2026 05:24:28 +0000 http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=2474#post-188387 Wed, 13 May 2015 19:35:45 +0000 tarmac jockey 188387@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>There are about 100 really old bricks sitting in a neat pile at the top of Cranston Street, just off the Royal Mile, waiting to be picked up for the dump. These are not the regular size bricks. I should imagine anyone taking them away would be welcome to them. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=2474#post-27189 Sun, 20 Mar 2011 00:59:30 +0000 Mabs 27189@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Colourful addition <a href="http://dornob.com/patchwork-orange-art-of-fixing-buildings-with-lego-blocks/" rel="nofollow">http://dornob.com/patchwork-orange-art-of-fixing-buildings-with-lego-blocks/</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=2474#post-26298 Wed, 09 Mar 2011 00:11:18 +0000 Cyclingmollie 26298@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><em>...Preston Grange too. I was distracted by the thought of beer. </em></p> <p>...and to be fair there are three fibreglass cows standing beside that wall so the bricks aren't what immediately catches your eye. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=2474#post-26284 Tue, 08 Mar 2011 20:43:13 +0000 chdot 26284@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>"the thought of beer"</p> <p>It drinks better than it thinks. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=2474#post-26283 Tue, 08 Mar 2011 20:06:04 +0000 kaputnik 26283@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Local bricks for local buildings </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=2474#post-26282 Tue, 08 Mar 2011 20:03:58 +0000 LaidBack 26282@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>(!)... these bricks get everywhere!</p> <p>...Preston Grange too. I was distracted by the thought of beer. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=2474#post-26281 Tue, 08 Mar 2011 19:30:16 +0000 kaputnik 26281@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><em>When we were in The Goth the other day we noticed a lack of bricks.</em></p> <p>You were obviously "noticing" in all the wrong places!</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kaputniq/5474831900/"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5293/5474831900_61dc0f9fc3.jpg"></a></p> <p>(wall of the Goth, by side door) </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=2474#post-26279 Tue, 08 Mar 2011 18:53:02 +0000 chdot 26279@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>"Mind you we could have a thread on sandstone"</p> <p><a href="http://www.edinburghgeolsoc.org/o_home.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.edinburghgeolsoc.org/o_home.html</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=2474#post-26277 Tue, 08 Mar 2011 18:42:06 +0000 LaidBack 26277@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>When we were in The Goth the other day we noticed a lack of bricks.</p> <p>Mind you we could have a thread on sandstone... I was wondering whether the Gothenburg used Locharbriggs...? <em>(as used on Kelvingrove Gallery in Glasgow and the Kings in Edinburgh I think)</em> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=2474#post-26271 Tue, 08 Mar 2011 17:50:14 +0000 SRD 26271@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>i tried googling 'brick spotting' and 'bricking' to see what i would get...</p> <p><a href="http://www.theskinny.co.uk/article/101661-kevin-harman-bricking-it" rel="nofollow">http://www.theskinny.co.uk/article/101661-kevin-harman-bricking-it</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=2474#post-26267 Tue, 08 Mar 2011 17:21:37 +0000 kaputnik 26267@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Portobello brick = Abercorn brick &amp; tile works. I'm not sure what they stamped their bricks with though.</p> <p>I'd also hazard a guess that there are thousands of 1920s - 1950s brick-built houses across Edinburgh that incorporate Niddrie brick. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=2474#post-26246 Tue, 08 Mar 2011 16:15:47 +0000 chdot 26246@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>OT?</p> <p>How can it be - it's about our new favourite topic and in the General Edinburgh section (and it mentions CEC). </p> <p>"They previously stated the school was one of the last remaining buildings built from Niddrie brick, however, council officials have confirmed that it is in fact made from Portobello brick"</p> <p><a href="http://edinburghnews.scotsman.com/topstories/Deal-to-build-flats-saves.6730368.jp" rel="nofollow">http://edinburghnews.scotsman.com/topstories/Deal-to-build-flats-saves.6730368.jp</a> </p>