Garden bed traditional edging bricks

[Timothy Murphy]

Apologies if this is off-topic.

I'm wondering if anyone now makes traditional cottage edging bricks. The ones I'm thinking of are thin bricks (or tiles) with a bulbous circular top divided every couple of inches. They are presumably made of the same clay as bricks, and are of a brick-red colour.

One sees them in old cottages, but I've asked in England and Ireland at places that sell bricks and tiles, and have been unable to locate them.

If anyone knows where they can be found I would be very grateful for the information.

[Paul King]

Trying to picture exactly what you mean... and not getting anywhere very fast! Could you perhaps take a picture of an example, shove it on a website, and provide the group with a link to it?

[Anna Kettle]

Try Bulmer Brick, Bulmer, Essex 01787 269232 They make lots of different specials - all hand made so not cheap, but very attractive.

Anna

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[Peter Ashby]

Have you tried all the architectural reclamation yards?

Peter

[Mike Taylor]

What I think you are after is called Path Edging. It comes in a variety of patternes, sizes etc. Try googling for "Path Edging", "Rope Top". A lot of builders merchants will stock them also garden centres

[The Natural Philosopher]

Yes, all still avaialable,new, like ghastly victiorain rope edging etc etc.

Try bradstone or marshalls paving web sites.

[Cicero]

============== I believe they're called 'rope-top' ( as suggested by another poster) and I believe that they're in stock at Wickes.

Cic.

[Timothy Murphy]

Thanks for all the responses. That is indeed what I was looking for -- beautiful Victorian rope-top path edging.

Betjeman, thou shouldst be living at this hour ...

[The Natural Philosopher]

I think they are the ugliest crap the victorians ever made. On a par with gaiters for piano legs personally. In fact I find most victoriana extremely ugly. Apart from Art nouveau and William Moris etdc.