Period garden wall rebuilt in reclaimed brick

A long garden wall in the grounds of a period country house had failed and was taken down to its footing. It was rebuilt in reclaimed red brick with a swept ramp and half-round coping to match the original.

Brickwork

Completed: October 2024 to March 2025
Brick: Reclaimed red bricks
Details: Swept ramp, half-round brick coping
Setting: Grounds of a period country house

Before & after

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Rebuilt garden wall in reclaimed red brick with a swept ramp and half-round coping, curving around a lawn and gravel drive — Reclaimed bricks stacked and the corners raised first. After: the wall rebuilt with a swept ramp and half-round coping.

Garden wall being rebuilt in reclaimed red brick, with stacked bricks and raised corner leads in front of a period house — Reclaimed bricks stacked and the corners raised first. After: the wall rebuilt with a swept ramp and half-round coping.

The story

Step by step

Old garden wall taken down to its footing beside a failing brick pier, in the grounds of a period country house — Before: the old wall down to its footing, one pier still leaning.

01Before

Before

The old wall had been taken down to a few courses above ground, leaving one ivy-covered pier still standing and visibly failing.

02In progress

Rebuilding

Reclaimed bricks were stacked on site and the corners and piers raised first as leads, with string lines run between them to keep each course level along the full length.

03After

After

The finished wall follows the curve of the drive. A swept ramp carries it up to the higher section at the end, as traditional garden walls often do where levels change.