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Yep, they were all the rage for new houses in NZ in the late 70ās & 80ās, but donāt often see them nowadays
Mal
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Well that was some useless information I wonāt forget! 
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Clinker comes from Dutch klinker, literally āsounderā, due to the clear sound they make when hitting one with another ā like he also explained just when I was typing that bit 
Generally, these days, it means a brick used for paving rather than for constructing buildings.
But the irregular shape part is dubious, IMHO, unless thatās a specific American meaning attached to the word, since over here, klinker is used to refer to perfectly-shaped bricks as well.
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I hate it when that happens to me
In Sweden ākilnkerā means a tougher ceramic tile to be used on floors.
Klinker is ceramics based on stone, the other tiles are based on clay
and fired at a lower temperature
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Are you hinting at a future diorama?
Edro
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No farking way
I donāt build dioramas and I donāt do figures.
I only bother with interiors if there are no hatches to close.
I donāt open truck doors. Steering wheels are going straight.
I have problems getting time and opportunity to build anything.
I have seen too many brick walls laid out in LEGO-style and I have
posted about the various bond types and how bricks would be laid.
If someone is doing a diorama they might as well get the bricks
right, just as important as fussing about the correct weld pattern
for a Sherman tank built by a particular factory.
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Iām with you there, brother.
Edro
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Several garden walls are built with these in my north London road. They were the āwasteā material left over where small-scale local brickworks were established as suburban London expanded rapidly in the Victorian era and subsequently
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Welcome to the forums Ken!
Cheers /
Your (mostly ) friendly local moderator
Robin
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