Yorkshire brick maker hired for residential project
York Handmade Brick Company has played a significant role in a new North Yorkshire housing development.
The Easingwold-based firm has supplied 262,000 bricks – worth over £150,000 – for the contemporary scheme at Ferrensby, near Harrogate.
The site is being developed by Harrogate developer Jack Lunn (Properties) Ltd. It is called Slingsby Vale and when complete will feature 18 detached houses, 11 of which will be available on the open market and seven of which are affordable.
Mark Laksevics, of York Handmade Brick, said: “It is a privilege to play a part in creating some beautiful family homes in Ferrensby. This is a very attractive development, which will provide much-needed local housing and enhance the community.”
Carl Wright, director of Jack Lunn (Properties) Ltd, explained: “We are hoping to complete our Slingsby Vale development by autumn this year.
“It hasn’t been easy building a brand-new bespoke housing development in the middle of a pandemic, but we have been delighted with the progress we have made so far.
“We believe that the pretty village of Ferrensby is one of the prime locations in North Yorkshire for quality housing.
“We wanted our houses to be special, which is why we chose York Handmade’s bricks. The quality of the bricks and their appearance are magnificent. We are absolutely delighted with the finished product.”
Laksevics added: “While we have recently completed some stunning commissions for residential and commercial developments in London and other UK cities, it is vitally important that we continue to provide our bricks to more local Yorkshire developers and for self-builders.
“It is especially gratifying to see how our bricks blend in seamlessly with the quintessentially rural landscapes of a North Yorkshire village.
“We are deeply committed to North Yorkshire and the Vale of York, where we have been manufacturing bricks for the past 33 years, and it is a real pleasure to see our work being represented locally.”
The Harrogate office of Carter Jonas will be marketing Slingsby Vale.
