Never thought I'd see the day, but found myself checking out discarded bricks by the Water of Leith on a lunchtime wander today...
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Bricks for Kaputnik (and Arelcat (and chdot))
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Posted 13 years ago #
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Oh dear lord..
*starts planning alternative, Anth-avoiding commuting route*
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Dougal's Winchburgh brickworks - not to be confused with Dougall's of Bonnyside.
The other one is intriguing. Does it end -"OEM" or -"OF M"?
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I'm pretty certain it's an 'E'... Looked older, being frogless (see, I'm getting the lingo already!).
Min, you're probably safe, not sure I've seen any old bricks along the Innocent.
Yet.
Posted 13 years ago # -
If I see any I'll be sure to keep quiet about them. :-P
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Yes innocent railway was built in the days of stone... not nearly as interesting as bricks in my opinion :P
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It's a G. GEM. And it's all the way from Coed Talon in Wales. Gem Brick, Tile & Terra Cotta Works became Alyn Brick, Tile & Terracotta in 1901 - so it's at least older than that. Latter closed in 1916 and site was converted to a works producing silica to go into Vim as a scouring agent.
You see. Bricks are fascinating history lessons at your feet!
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Bricks are heavy
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I can feel a 'Bring a Brick' party coming on...
rtc Bricks are heavy
Once you become a brickophile you'll realise that (just like bikes) some are lighter than others... that's half the fascination...What's the other half....? errrr
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Bricks are heavy
RTC, you've built a hod whats the problem ;)Posted 13 years ago # -
Any LBC's?
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Drain covers we cycle over often from the Carron Iron Works
The girders in our old building in McDonald Road from Glengarnock Steel Works (where my grandfather did double shifts)
I dug a Portobello pot intact out of the bottom of my garden
Stephen Poliakoff could make a drama out of this.
Posted 13 years ago # -
"Stephen Poliakoff could make a drama out of this"
We're doing just fine...
Posted 13 years ago # -
Chdot's more of a Willaim Arrol man himself judging by his photostream
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Couldn't quite decide which thread to put this on, but did anyone else notice the bricks in this week's Time Team?
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How could I not notice them!
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Bricking is a very inclusive passtime and brings together East and
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