Brick line clamp

A clamp for securing a brick line, the clamp comprising:

• two jaws;
• and
• a spring biassing the two jaws towards one another to enable a brick to be gripped between the two jaws, the spring extending between anchoring points on the respective jaws;
• wherein each of the jaws is provided with at least one additional anchoring point for a length of line for enabling the two jaws to be additionally urged towards one another by tension in the line tying the two jaws to each other, each of the additional anchoring points having the form of a T-shaped cleat around which a length of brick line may wound.

A method of attaching a brick line to a brick, the method comprising:

• providing a clamp having two jaws that are urged towards one another by means of a spring;
• providing an anchoring point for a line on each of the jaws;
• clamping a brick between the two jaws under the action of the spring;
• and
• tying the two jaws to one another by wrapping a line around the anchoring points of the two jaws to increase the gripping force applied by the jaws to the brick.