![]() ![]() Reclaimed London stock bricks also tend to have coal spots or areas of discolouration, normally due to the atmospheric pollution from their use on buildings situated in heavily populated, vehicle-dense areas of the city. Sporting a slightly weathered appearance, which will help bed the material into its historic urban surroundings, it has a sand creased finish, which involves spraying sand onto the brick before it is fired, resulting in small ridges and shelves, creating a semi-rough, uneven, random texture much like a natural rock face, wave- or cloud-like formations. The excess moisture has created patches of different shades of yellows, oranges and reds, with air bubbles and other specs creating a textured surface. Black ‘coal spots’ are evident throughout this texture, likely a product of excess moisture, a result of sourcing the clay from in or near the river, appearing when the clay is fired in its mould. Distinctive and bold, the yellows are resultant from the chemicals in lime-based clays, which were common to and locally sourced from London and the surrounding Thames Valley area, turning creamy-yellow, sandy or golden when fired. London stock bricks are largely still handmade, using traditional techniques to exercise control over and replicate the surface finish and colours. London stock bricks possess a period appearance, emulating traditional London bricks with a fine buff-yellow base and authentic ‘coal spotted’ finish. The joints are filled with fine lime mortar and are 10 mm (0.4 inches) in width. The image represents a physical area of 1350 x 898 mm (53.1 x 35.4 inches) in total, with each individual unit measuring approximately 215 x 65 mm. ![]() A seamless brick texture with london stock brick arranged in a stretcher pattern. ![]()
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