What is brand and name of the brick?

Cathy James

last year

Please share if you know the name of the brick.

Formal Tudor Windsor Garden · More Info

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Laurence Maunder Garden Design & Consultancy
Hi there. This house is relatively new, but the bricks are original reclaimed Tudor bricks.
last year
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What is brand and name of the brick?

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Laurence Maunder Garden Design & Consultancy

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