the All Saints Estate
building was based on the design of “The Castle of Mey”,
in Caithness, on the North Coast of Scotland (it was also
the home of the original owners, George Sutherland Smith
and John Banks, who arrived, in Australia, during 1852).
Most of the bricks were hand made from a clay pit, and
fired in a kiln (near the clay pit) between 1869 and 1875.

To make brickwork stable bricks are laid so as not to
sit one above the other (in successive courses). There
are various patterns used to achieve this. The patterns
are known as “bonds”. Other basic terminology:
Course: a row or layer of bricks.
Stretcher: a brick laid so its long face is exposed.
Header: a brick laid with its end exposed.
English bond; has a course of stretchers and a course
of headers
Monk bond; has two stretchers, one header and two
stretchers in every course.
The bricks on the front wall (above) are laid as follows;
First course (visible at ground level): all headers
Second course: all stretchers
Third course: one header, two stretchers, one header, two stretchers.
So I assume that the bond used on the front wall of All Saints Estate
is an English bond variation (using Monk bond instead of all headers).
I am not a brickie [sic] and will stand corrected.
C U on the email, keith 