What is the size of standard London Brick?

215 x 102.5 x 65mm
Nowadays most bricks in the UK are made to a standard brick size of 215mm long, 102.5mm wide and 65mm high (215 x 102.5 x 65mm) and laid with a nominal 10mm mortar joint.

What size are stock bricks?

Standard bricks The standard co-ordinating size for brickwork is 225 mm x 112.5 mm x 75 mm (length x depth x height). This includes 10 mm mortar joints, and so the standard size for a brick itself is 215 mm x 102.5 mm x 65 mm (length x depth x height).

What is the size of an imperial brick?

Brick sizes have changed significantly across different time periods in the UK, with imperial brick sizes used until recently (imperial brick size is 228 x 110 x 68+ mm). The metric system was adopted in 1965 (metric brick size is 215 x 102.5 x 65mm) and is now the standard.

What is the most common brick size?

According to the Brick Industry Association, the most common brick sizes range from 31/2″ x 21/4″ x 7 5/8″ to 3 5/8 x 3 5/8 x 11 5/8″ as measured by Depth x Height x Length. Manufacturers produce bricks to their own specifications but generally fall within these commonly produced sizes.

Why are London bricks yellow?

The iconic yellow colouring comes from the variety of minerals in the soft, dense clay of the Thames which come to life in an assortment of yellows when fired into bricks.

How big is the average red brick?

In the United States, the standard red brick size is controlled by the American Society for Testing and Materials, and their bricks have the dimensions of 3” 5⁄8 × 2” 1⁄4 x 8”, or 92 mm x 57 mm x 203mm.

How big is a UK brick in inches?

In modern times most bricks in UK are made to a standard size of 65×102. 5x215mm, and laid with nominal 10mm mortar joints, but in former times the size varied quite a lot. Some early medieval bricks were as big as 13″x6″x2″. Late 15th century bricks were mostly about 9½”x4½”x2″.