Method of making a concrete block

A mass produced dry cast concrete masonry block suitable for use in building soil retaining walls, comprising:

• an upper face;
• a lower face suitable for engaging said upper face of an adjacent block to maintain a generally parallel relationship between the upper faces of blocks in successive courses of blocks when the blocks are stacked together to form a wall;
• a patterned front face that joins said upper and lower faces, the pattern having been imparted to the front face of the block during the molding process by the action of a moveable stripper shoe having a mirror image of the patterned front face;
• a rear face;
• a first generally vertical side face joining said front and rear faces;
• a second generally vertical side face opposed to the first side face and joining said front and rear faces;
• and
• a flange extending below said lower face of the block to provide a surface suitable for engaging the block with the rear face of a different block in the course below said block to thereby provide a pre-determined set-back to a retaining wall constructed from such block.