Matching 1930 garden wall brick.

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ringi
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Post: # 66497Post ringi

Where to I start on finding a good match to a 1930 garden wall brick, we live in Marple/Stockport and I have yet to even find a builder merchant that has more than a few different bricks in stock. (I was spoiled when I lived in Cambridge!)

Pablo
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Post: # 66503Post Pablo

Have a look in your yellow pages for salvage yards they always carry stock of older bricks.
Can't see it from my house

andpartington
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Post: # 66507Post andpartington

in Macclesfield there are two salvage yards i use

Cheshire demolition http://www.cheshiredemolition.co.uk/

and a smaller one right next door but i cant for the life of me remember the name. as you come from the football club its on the left. the road is called turf lane

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parishpaver
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Post: # 66508Post parishpaver

Go and see Karl at Travis Perkins in Marple....always good at matching bricks and can get them to order sharpish.

joydivision
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Post: # 66520Post joydivision

Can you post a couple of pictures of the brick?

Brickmarket in Woodford is a good bet, or TP on Windmill street in Macc.

Huws Gray in Warrington have a huge selection and also offer a brickmatch servicce for free.

HTH

JD
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ringi
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Post: # 66538Post ringi

Photos of brick as requested, sorry I can get them to work inline for some reason.

CLose up of brick
The wall I need to match
Another nearby wall of the same design

More marks if you can tell me anything about the post in the last photo.

joydivision
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Post: # 66557Post joydivision

Here are a couple that I can think of, just of the top of my head. See what you think:

http://www.huwsgray.co.uk/bricks....le-73mm

http://www.huwsgray.co.uk/bricks....ck-73mm

HTH

JD
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caperbility
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Post: # 66561Post caperbility

Have you tried Benchmark, next to Aldi in Romiley, im sure they do a brick matching service.

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Post: # 66577Post GB_Groundworks

Our yard is in Strines I went to
Marple hall :), Cheshire demolition or Travis will brick match to their supplier or there's the big wineberger! Brick factory in cheadle on councillor lane.

Or some builders have them how many you need?

That's a very standard brick but just very very dirty so you'll do well to get an exact match,ayve take a wet washer to them see there true colour




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Post: # 66587Post parishpaver

Ex Marple Hall pupil here too.

Class of 1990.

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