In pictures: Some of Jedburgh collector Mark Cranston’s 3,500 bricks

By Darin Hutson
Published 4th Oct 2019, 12:34 BST
One of the star attractions in Mark Cranston's brick collection. Glenboig from a shipwreck off Hawaii. See SWNS story SWSCbricks. A man who developed a â¬Üpassionâ¬" for bricks has built up a collection of close to 3,500 bricks - which he keeps in his garden SHED. Mark Cranston, from Jedburgh, Scottish Borders, first started collecting bricks in 2010 after he was looking for a brick as a doorstop for his garden shed and found a white painted brick from a former colliery. The retired police sergeant, 56, has built up an eye-watering collection of bricks from around Scotland, England, Wales and abroad over the past nine years. Mark said: â¬SI was just looking for a brick to keep the garage door open and the first I picked up had a name on it.One of the star attractions in Mark Cranston's brick collection. Glenboig from a shipwreck off Hawaii. See SWNS story SWSCbricks. A man who developed a â¬Üpassionâ¬" for bricks has built up a collection of close to 3,500 bricks - which he keeps in his garden SHED. Mark Cranston, from Jedburgh, Scottish Borders, first started collecting bricks in 2010 after he was looking for a brick as a doorstop for his garden shed and found a white painted brick from a former colliery. The retired police sergeant, 56, has built up an eye-watering collection of bricks from around Scotland, England, Wales and abroad over the past nine years. Mark said: â¬SI was just looking for a brick to keep the garage door open and the first I picked up had a name on it.
One of the star attractions in Mark Cranston's brick collection. Glenboig from a shipwreck off Hawaii. See SWNS story SWSCbricks. A man who developed a â¬Üpassionâ¬" for bricks has built up a collection of close to 3,500 bricks - which he keeps in his garden SHED. Mark Cranston, from Jedburgh, Scottish Borders, first started collecting bricks in 2010 after he was looking for a brick as a doorstop for his garden shed and found a white painted brick from a former colliery. The retired police sergeant, 56, has built up an eye-watering collection of bricks from around Scotland, England, Wales and abroad over the past nine years. Mark said: â¬SI was just looking for a brick to keep the garage door open and the first I picked up had a name on it.
Here are some of the 3,500 bricks amassed by Jedburgh’s Mark Cranston in the nine years he’s been collecting them. Full story here ... https://www.thesouthernreporter.co.uk/news/people/all-in-all-it-s-just-another-3-500-bricks-in-the-wall-for-jedburgh-collector-1-5017536