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Specials are non-standard shaped bricks.
These special shaped bricks (“specials”) have been used for thousands of years in different architectural styles and decorative designs
They include angled bricks, arch bricks, bullnose and cant bricks, bricks for cills, cappings, coppings and so on.
There are many hundreds of specials on the market and they can play a vital role in adding a finishing touch, or in replicating period details.
Most specials are available in a range of colours and textures.’ Special specials’ – or one-offs can be created if necessary by most brick manufacturers.
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