Nice Old Bricks

This side door to the Parrish Museum is set in a handsome brick wall. The pattern of brick work is called Flemish Bond. This brick wall is two rows of brick thick, the alternate bricks turned on end are used to tie the two rows of brick into one unit. The ends of the bricks are darker than the face bricks. These bricks are sometimes called clinkers. The end of the brick has been exposed to more heat in the kiln giving the brick a char tone adding depth and texture to the wall. These distinctive bricks can can also be found in many older homes in Southampton.