Category Archives: Bricks

Brick spotting is one of the few hobbies where you can actually participate without any additional tools, gadgets or other items of equipment, other than the good old Mark One Eyeball. However, once the glorious pastime of brick spotting grabs … Continue reading →

How to record details of your hard-won brick spotting finds is a question that comes to most, though not all brick spotters. Having a record of what you spotted, where that was and when, can be quite interesting, for future … Continue reading →

Most people would simply pass by a lone brick, not even giving it a second glance. Others might notice some lettering and wonder for a brief second or two about the name. But some people see a brick and have … Continue reading →

A few usefull, inventive and highly suspect terms relating to the humble brick, the secret art of brick spotting, Scottish and other brickmarks and the back-breaking space-consuming pastime of brick collecting. Ballast brick Brick carried on-board a ship as ballast … Continue reading →

This page lists a few of the most commonly asked questions I’ve received from visitors. If you have a question you would like to ask or a suggestion for an item to include in this FAQ, please use the Contact … Continue reading →

In this section you will find a most unusual, yet challenging and perhaps even addictive pastime, that of brick spotting, where I explore town and country in my quest to find lost Scottish bricks and their brickmarks. Articles About Brick … Continue reading →