BRICK COLLECTION SEEKS MUSEUM

Two Scotsmen are looking for a museum to house what they call the biggest brick collection in the UK. Mark Cranston and Ian Suddaby have spent the last 15 years collecting thousands of Scottish-made bricks from all over the world. They now have 6,000, and they want to find a more secure and permanent home for them. Mark Cranston’s began collecting bricks in 2010 when he needed a doorstop for his garden shed.
Mr Suddaby is an archaeologist who started collecting bricks when he noticed other archaeologists discarding them at digs. He says, “Brick-making is a very important part of Scotland’s history because we do have some of the best quality fireclay in the world for making industrial bricks. The bricks have all been identified and catalogued. (* Do they put them in a book, like stamps?)They want to make sure they are saved for Scottish people and that the collection is there for all time.
* Have they tried the Rock Hall of Fame?
* They men have 6,000 bricks, yet they are still one brick short of a load, if you know what I mean.
* You know, fellas, you have 6,000 bricks. You could build your own museum.
* Besides collecting bricks, the two are in The Hernia Hall of Fame.