A type of brick with distinctive reddish-brown color and properties, historically produced in the Fletton area of Peterborough, England.
Named after Fletton, a location near Peterborough where this brick type was first manufactured in the 19th century. The bricks were made from local clay deposits and became famous for their specific characteristics and durability.
Fletton bricks became so common in British industrial architecture that entire cities have their distinctive red-brown color largely from this one location's geology. You can literally read industrial history by identifying Fletton bricks in Victorian buildings across England.
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