Bricklayers in Felixstowe, Suffolk

Felixstowe is the UK's busiest container port and a Victorian seaside resort on the tip of the Suffolk coast. Its residential stock is largely Edwardian and interwar semi-detached and terraced brick housing, with a seafront of Victorian hotels and guesthouses. The coastal position — exposed to the North Sea across the Orwell estuary — means brickwork in Felixstowe must account for driving rain and salt-laden air, particularly on south-east-facing elevations.