Brick tramways at the entrance to the former stables of the Glasgow and South Western Railway on Bell Street in Glasgow. Built around 1900, the tramways allowed cartwheels to move more smoothly over the otherwise cobbled stable yard. I've come across tramways made from granite slabs elsewhere in the city, but so far these are the only brick ones I've found.

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I love the way glazed bricks have been used to add decorative elements to the facade of this section of a Victorian weaving factory on French Street in the Dalmarnock area of Glasgow. It's small features like this which really help to make buildings stand out, but that are all too often missing from modern buildings.

I love the shapes on this polychromatic brick former industrial building on Moncur Street in Glasgow, especially the pediments at the top. Designed by M. Forsyth and built in the 1870s, it was originally part of the William Whyte's and Son clay pipe works, which had been based on the neighbouring Gibson Street since 1824.

Polychromatic brickwork on the former Kingston Engine Works on Milnpark Street in Kinning Park, Glasgow. Built in 1866 for Smith Brothers and Co.

Cart entrance to the former Kinning Park Colour Works on Milnpark Road in Glasgow, featuring the original 1890s doors and a fantastic polychromatic brickwork archway.

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The entrance to Saint Rollox House in the Springburn area of Glasgow. Built in 1887 using the classic polychromatic brick style of Glasgow's industrial buildings, it was once the office for the Saint Rollox Railway Works.

P&M Hurll brick used to repair an old wall in the Anderston area of Glasgow. This company was established around 1887 in Glenboig on the outskirts of Glasgow and continued until 1980. Building bricks like this one were made at the company's Garscadden Works in Drumchapel.

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A ghost building on Robertson Street in Glasgow. I love all the different phases visible in the stone and brickwork, especially the window at the top right which is made from blonde sandstone and then has been half filled with red bricks and half with concrete blocks, presumably at different times. This effect may have taken between 100 and 150 years to create.

The polychromatic brick rear facade of the former John Inglis and Company tannery and leather warehouse building on Dyer's Lane in the East End of Glasgow. Built in 1876, this facade contrasts sharply with the much more decorative pale sandstone facades on Saint Andrew's Square and Turnbull Street.

I'll admit this is geeky, even for me, but I love this bit of brickwork I came across the other day in the Garnethill area of Glasgow. It's a glazed brick wall with a curved corner transitioning to a sharp right-angle mid-way through a single brick. The transition happens just above head height and my guess is that the lower curved profile is designed to reduce the risk of damage to the lower section by passing carts and other vehicles.

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#SoundOfMusic fans, please. Is it true that Georg von Trapp once managed a brickworks?? Wikipedia in English doesn't help.
I saw the claim mentioned by the UK Wine Society, about the Geyerhof estate in Austria. The Geyerhof website tells the story in this link ("Sound of History"). And yes, I liked both the wine and the story.
Is there a good independent source that verifies?? Also, why hasn't Wikipedia got there first??
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https://www.geyerhof.at/familie/?v=3a52f3c22ed6