Handmade Bricks have been produced on our site at Marks Tey since 1863 carrying on a tradition first introduced by the Romans when Colchester, our nearest town, was their capital. We use our own locally dug clay to produce a range of bricks, special shapes and fireplace briquettes. All of our Handmade Bricks are genuinely "thrown" by hand in the traditional way. Handmade bricks from W H Collier have been used both locally, in Essex, Suffolk and Nationally. Sites have included, Sussex University, County Court building in Kingston upon Thames, Hospital in Swansea, Museum in Glasgow and numerous private dwellings throughout the UK. Many homes across the British Isles have fireplaces built with our briquettes, from Isle of Wight to the Isle of Man, the Highlands and Islands of Scotland and Northern Ireland. Some of our Fireplace Kits and Briquettes have been taken to Europe for construction in holiday homes.