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tion project had not been previously made at a Corobrik facility and
special-shaped dies were manufactured to help ensure the correct
fired sizes to match the existing brick work. “Numerous specials
were hand-shaped and tempered by a special product team,”
explains Moon.
This was a really interesting project to be a part of with product
handling and logistics playing important roles and it was rewarding
for the production teams from the two factories involved to be able
to meet the challenge.
Commenting on the project, Brusse says: “Government House
was entrusted to us at the start of the project and we tried to respect
the integrity of this historic National Monument by repairing and
restoring the buildings in the spirit in which the original structures
were built.”
Drawing on their 112 years of brickmaking experience and
expertise, Corobrik rose to the challenge of finding acceptable
solutions for the restoration of Government House and has gone
on to play an important role in the restoration of other historically
significant South African buildings including the manufacture of clay
bricks for the Kimberley Magistrate’s Court extension and renova-
tions of the Magistrate’s Court in Port Elizabeth.
The arched wall surrounding the veranda along the side of the building,
showing the detail of the special shaped bricks .Bricks made at
Corobrik's Midrand factory were used where individual bricks had to be
replaced in order to preserve the original look of the brick work.
Photograph of windows which are arched, and framed by special shaped
bricks, also showing the detail of special shapes used on horizontal
courses in the style of the period.