Here at Watling Reclamation, we are proud to offer an extensive range of bricks. We maintain good stocks of reclaimed, new, hand-made, machine-made, engineering bricks and special bricks. This gives our customers a huge variety to choose from to complete their project. Making things simpler, we have a brick display in our shop to display the full range, individual and bulk prices.

Reclaimed and new bricks at Watling Reclamation

Just a part of the bricks in stock at Watling Reclamation

Bricks have been used for the construction of buildings since the earliest civilisations. In Northern Europe and Britain, they became the building material of choice in the Early Middle Ages. Particularly the case in areas where stone is scarce or difficult to access. During the Industrial Revolution, brick-making became cheaper and mechanisation took over from the traditional, handmade, mould-based methods. Today, most bricks are made using extruded clay cut by wires. Specialist manufacturers still produce bricks the traditional way, filling moulds with clay by hand.

Reclaimed bricks are an environmentally sound choice as brick-making is an energy intensive process. Reusing them therefore saves the energy required to make new bricks. For listed buildings and conservation areas, reclaimed is the first choice, acceptable for planning permission.

When reclaimed isn’t possible or necessary, new handmade bricks using traditional methods, will replicate the appearance of reclaimed. They provide an aged and rustic finish that blends seamlessly with existing brickwork. They also have the advantages of being frost-proof and reliably available in larger quantities, as well as having requisite test certifications.

We stock both handmade and machine-made bricks, as well as engineering bricks, brick specials (bullnose, calfnose, cant, squint and plinth headers and stretchers) as well as some rare and unusual reclaimed bricks like Voussoir arch bricks.

For larger quantities than those in stock — feel free to get in touch

Please note that all reclaimed bricks and roofing slates are exempt from our returns policy and therefore non-refundable. See full details here