please note this is NOT candy 
like a good book, never judge a brick by its cover
our usual advice applies about visitors not eating the collections (please) but on this case it feels particularly pertinent
This brick arrived in our collection from a demolition site at the the junction of Church Street and Letcombe Street in Reading. Not to suggest it made the journey all by itself. Although our archive notes certainly don't say anything otherwise.
Since the medieval period, brickmaking has been a major part of Reading's heritage and industry. In fact, by the 1800s, there were many kilns and tile-makers across the town. Now we have museums. Like us.
The largest of Reading's brickmakers was 'S & E Collier', and the town remains well-known for its famous Reading red bricks.
in fact, whilst Reading Festival is on this weekend, we have a secret suspicion that the main reason thousands of teens are pouring into town is for precisely this: to see the beautiful red bricks, of which the little piece of very hard candy in our photograph is one
pov: you are a tiny red brick, bearing the word 'CANDY', and causing delightful confusion amidst your brick and tile peers
ultimately what we are trying to say is that Reading has what can only be described as Big Brick Energy
we care about red bricks all the more because though we're made of pixels we first were made of brick, like so much of the town and further, and lots of them together, in a way we still think is very nice indeed (if it's okay to post a little sunny selfie)
we are not going to start stocking bricks in the café, but there's nothing to stop you bringing a brick with you and picnicking in the garden
https://twitter.com/EdinFortSoc/status/1430860655968587782
it's a beautiful day to carry around a pack of 20 cans and marvel at the exquisite brickwork of our town
https://twitter.com/julie_cohen/status/1430861631668510724
(collection number MERL 77/325/2)
lots of folks are calling this The Forbidden Pez which absolutely deserves being added to the record
[clears throat, begins presenting at the directors' meeting]
the good news is that tens of thousands of people have seen the 'CANDY' brick post. the bad news is they all want to eat it
the good news is that tens of thousands of people have seen the 'CANDY' brick post. the bad news is they all want to eat it
Unsolicited Brick Pic
[continues presenting at emergency directors' meeting]
correct: hundreds of people are messaging us the two words, 'forbidden pez'
correct: hundreds of people are messaging us the two words, 'forbidden pez'
it's 5pm UK time which means we're turning off the lights and calling it a day. in our absence, if anyone would like a challenge: please recreate this brick at home ...but make it cake
The Great Brickish Bake-Off
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