Brickstressed Posted July 11, 2021 Share Posted July 11, 2021 Trying to identify / source these bricks, stamped W*D*C in frog, size is W 8 3/4 D x 4 H x 2 1/2 inches Any ideas welcome Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyshouse Posted July 11, 2021 Share Posted July 11, 2021 Try in the loft or garage! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Punter Posted July 11, 2021 Share Posted July 11, 2021 Perhaps visit your local builders merchant. Did you work out the cause of the crack? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brickie Posted July 12, 2021 Share Posted July 12, 2021 Have you tried a Brickmatching service if the local merchants draw a blank? Btw-are you sure of those measurements? Is it possible you measured a brick which has been cut? Standard sizes are given in Metric for modern bricks & you would expect 215mmx100x65 or thereabouts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterW Posted July 12, 2021 Share Posted July 12, 2021 How old is the house ..? They have been cut to work the courses but they look a bit like a Dorchester. Where are you in the UK..? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyshouse Posted July 12, 2021 Share Posted July 12, 2021 I think Leicester reds or seven valley reds ‘orange I would carefully drill out a few bricks from behind/under leadwork or in loft/garage totally more crucial is going to be getting the mortar colour perfect also consider adding a movement joint Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brickstressed Posted July 29, 2021 Author Share Posted July 29, 2021 On 12/07/2021 at 08:12, PeterW said: How old is the house ..? They have been cut to work the courses but they look a bit like a Dorchester. Where are you in the UK..? House is 1955 ish, house located in Essex, thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brickstressed Posted July 29, 2021 Author Share Posted July 29, 2021 On 11/07/2021 at 15:23, tonyshouse said: Try in the loft or garage! No garage, inner wall is built from clay pots, so nothing visible in loft. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brickstressed Posted July 29, 2021 Author Share Posted July 29, 2021 On 11/07/2021 at 18:34, Mr Punter said: Perhaps visit your local builders merchant. Did you work out the cause of the crack? I tried brick matching services, useless. Structural engineer said the cracking was from the gorilla who had poorly installed the bay window, It was too large for the opening, but still hammered into the opening. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brickstressed Posted July 29, 2021 Author Share Posted July 29, 2021 The only place that I have a view of the bricks is from under the floorboards on a internal wall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyshouse Posted July 29, 2021 Share Posted July 29, 2021 Any more there? Cheaper to reuse them and replace them with any others Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brickstressed Posted August 3, 2021 Author Share Posted August 3, 2021 On 29/07/2021 at 20:39, tonyshouse said: Any more there? Cheaper to reuse them and replace them with any others No that's the only one I can get to. Thinking of using some bricks from beneath a window and replacing them with a solider course. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottishjohn Posted August 3, 2021 Share Posted August 3, 2021 off the wall suggestion If you can remove them the broken ones would glue together with modern stuff? as a last choice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Temp Posted August 3, 2021 Share Posted August 3, 2021 Google found ... https://www.brocross.com/Bricks/Penmorfa/Pages/initials.htm W D C : W D Cornish https://www.brocross.com/Bricks/Penmorfa/Pages/england5b.htm "W. D. Cornish, Enfield. Middx. started around 1990's along with several other brickworks in the area. His Bush Hill Park works flourished until the price of land increased & his works was the last to close in the Enfield area in 1936. Info by Martyn Fretwell and photographed in a Kent reclamation yard." 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Temp Posted August 3, 2021 Share Posted August 3, 2021 See if he can remember which yard in Kent it was.. https://uknamedbricks.blogspot.com/p/blog-page.html you can email me - Martyn Fretwell at daysnbricks4uATbtinternetDOTcom Replacing AT with @ & DOT with . Leaving no spaces as per jpeg image - which you cannot copy & paste from. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brickstressed Posted August 5, 2021 Author Share Posted August 5, 2021 On 03/08/2021 at 20:17, Temp said: See if he can remember which yard in Kent it was.. https://uknamedbricks.blogspot.com/p/blog-page.html Very interesting, thanks for that. I checked that site last year they must of updated it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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