Deliberate Gaps in Vertical Mortar Jints.

[stuart45]

I think these holes have crimped over scaffold poles shoved in them

Nozzle

I think you could be on to something, don't know why woody didn't think of that.

 

[JohnD]

Some of us...

I'm with the putlogs.

 

[noseall]

Seems the obvious answer but I'm not 100% convinced. Why would they build such ornate, stand-out brickwork then not bother to fill the puddie holes?

The spacing looks weird too both in distance between lifts and lateral spacing.

 

[CambridgeBrummie]

I'm with the putlog holes still.

 

[noseall]

I'm with the putlog holes still.

I'm not against it. Mebbe they just left the holes for future scaffolding. Seems odd though.

 

[stuart45]

Does seem odd, especially as there isn't one in the corner, or 2 close together where the boards would meet. On the side they should be a course lower or higher.

 

[micric]

Does seem odd, especially as there isn't one in the corner, or 2 close together where the boards would meet. On the side they should be a course lower or higher.

We never used to put one at the corner on the high side as the board would always lap over and let the lazy scaffolders undersling at board ends
Deffo puddy holes I would say.

 

[stuart45]

Understand what you're saying micric, though I've always stuck one in the corner myself.
Can't think of any other reason for them, so they must have taken the cash and left the making good. Homeowners might have thought they were part of the decorative features.