<br />An eccentric collector has shown off his extraordinary collection of almost 3,500 BRICKS - which he keeps in his garden shed. <br /><br />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.<br /><br />The discovery inspired the retired police sergeant to look into the history of the brick and his passion for them grew from there.<br /><br />Over the last nine years, dedicated Mark has amassed a huge collection of bricks from around Scotland, England, Wales and abroad.<br /><br />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.
