The fabric of
an address
Laid out and built up between 1718 and
1724, Britton Street was originally called
Red Lion Street after the Tavern of the same
name on the street.
Built in 1914–16, No. 18 and 19 are believed
to have been a five-storey warehouse or
factory of yellow brick. In a nod to this -
the building is named after the original
yellow London stock brick.
No. 54 Britton Street in 1946
CGI detail of Petersen brick detail in 17–18 Britton Street
Petersen Brick
Today, the building’s façade will be constructed of the handmade clay bricks from the Petersen brickworks in Denmark.
Clay is pressed into a wet mould and is immediately lifted, creating the perfect brick. The bricks are distinguished by their unique finish created during firing using charcoal as fuel, with brick displaying its own unique colour variations. It’s the nature of the brick that makes them so prized by the world’s greatest architects.
Established as a brickworks in 17 May 1791, Petersen Tegl (the Danish word for brick) is now run by the seventh and eighth generation of the family, and exports its unique products all over the world.
The fabric of
an address
Laid out and built up between 1718 and 1724, Britton Street was originally called Red Lion Street after the Tavern of the same name on the street.
Built in 1914–16, No. 18 and 19 are believed to have been a five-storey warehouse or factory of yellow brick. In a nod to this - the building is named after the original yellow London stock brick.
No. 54 Britton Street in 1946
Petersen Brick
Today, the building’s façade will be constructed of the handmade clay bricks from the Petersen brickworks in Denmark.
Clay is pressed into a wet mould and is immediately lifted, creating the perfect brick. The bricks are distinguished by their unique finish created during firing using charcoal as fuel, with brick displaying its own unique colour variations. It’s the nature of the brick that makes them so prized by the world’s greatest architects.
Established as a brickworks in 17 May 1791, Petersen Tegl (the Danish word for brick) is now run by the seventh and eighth generation of the family, and exports its unique products all over the world.
CGI detail of Petersen brick detail in 17–18 Britton Street
