How manufacturing method changes the appearance, dimensions and useful identification clues.
UK Brick Archaeology & Research
UK Brick Articles
Detailed, practical articles about the bricks found in UK walls: how they were made, how they weather, how brickwork is laid and how to research an uncertain or discontinued brick.
These articles are written to complement the Find My Brick identification tool. They are intended to explain the physical clues behind brick identification rather than simply provide product listings.
How frogs, stamps, mould marks and lettering can help research a brick.
Stretcher, English, Flemish and other common patterns, plus what they can tell you.
Why old brick faces change and why colour matching from a photograph can mislead.
A practical approach to matching older London brickwork for repairs and extensions.
Length, width, height, mortar and the common mistakes that produce bad catalogue matches.
What changes when an old brick is cleaned, reclaimed, resold or compared with a new product.
A step-by-step research method for products that are no longer manufactured.
More brick guides
Browse the main UK Brick Identification Guides or identify a brick from a photograph.