An eccentric collector has shown off his extraordinary collection of almost 3,500 BRICKS - which he keeps in his garden shed.
Mark Cranston, 56, began the bizarre hobby in 2010 when he was looking for a brick as a doorstop for his garden shed and found a white painted brick from a former colliery.
The discovery inspired the retired police sergeant to look into the history of the brick and his passion for them grew from there.
Over the last nine years, dedicated Mark has amassed a huge collection of bricks from around Scotland, England, Wales and abroad.
He stores the rare bricks in his garden shed which the dad-of-two has had to extend over the years as his collection grew.
