Bricks under solid floor

[Athers1971]

So, in an effort to get a bit more height in our “to be” utility room, we decided to dig down a little and remove one of the levels of concrete we could see.

In part of the room we’ve uncovered some bricks laid flat that are surrounded by bricks on their sides, not uncovered them all yet but likely rectangular in shape.

Looks to be only one brick deep, with more concrete underneath.

Any ideas what this might be? Is it unusual? Were they just getting rid of some bricks?

Suspect the room was the pantry back in the day.

 

[Athers1971]

So, in an effort to get a bit more height in our “to be” utility room, we decided to dig down a little and remove one of the levels of concrete we could see.

In part of the room we’ve uncovered some bricks laid flat that are surrounded by bricks on their sides, not uncovered them all yet but likely rectangular in shape.

Looks to be only one brick deep, with more concrete underneath.

Any ideas what this might be? Is it unusual? Were they just getting rid of some bricks?

Suspect the room was the pantry back in the day.

Think I worked this one out. Looks like it was actually the bottom course of some walls. So there was a room within my room. They must have just got lazy and poured cement over the bottom course rather than take it up. Also the bricks were laid on slates.