Any idea what type of bricks these are?

[Co1]

Or how I can find out. They are from a 1950’s house in north Yorkshire and are pretty common and distinctive with their patterned finish, which I think is supposed to fake a bit of weathering. Any ideas? 

Thanks

Col

[FarmerN]

Start here?

 

https://www.allbrickandstone.com/brick-library/

 

1000+ bricks to look at. Find the best match on line, get a sample and compare.

 

When you come to build , matching the mortar will also have a big impact.

[syne]

Very common on yorkshire housing estates in the 50s/60s im just north of sheffield and my ex council house is made of these.

Couldnt find any for about 2 years then came across half a pallet of some similar ones on facebook.

 

My rooftiles are a perfect match and came from Essex which makes me assume/hope that there are other matching bricks in other parts of the country. But i doubt it as bricks tended to be sourced locally back then.

The garden wall bricks on the estate  were made in kirkheaton which is fairly local.

 

They're an absoute bugger to find matching ones for and i was tempted to go and buy peoples outhouses just to reclaim the bricks.

Just keep scouring ebay ect.

How many do you need?

 

 

 

 

[Co1]

Thanks Syne, you are right, they are common on council housing in the area. Our house has a small extension, but whomever has done it hasn’t matched the originals and it drives me mad!! I need about 300 for a dwarf wall around a proposed timber frame extension. 
 

I don’t suppose you came across a name for them did you? 

[syne]

On 21/03/2025 at 09:40, Co1 said:

 

I don’t suppose you came across a name for them did you? 

 

Sorry, never found out what they were called and no markings on them.

i did see a couple of similar designs on modern bricks but the match was always 'off'.

 

Best i can suggest is keep looking on fb marketplace.

The reclamation yard in sheffield said hed buy as many as i could get him as he also struggles to get hold of them..

[gaz_moose]

try putting a wanted add on your local facebook pages.

 

you  could look on brickhunter.