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GR013 - Edition 2,000
Coldstream Guards
The
Regiment was formed in July and August 1650, and it was officially approved by
Parliament on 13th August, 1650.The ‘hanging of the brick’ is a Sergeants’ Mess
tradition which dates back to Waterloo in 1815, and always takes place on a date
in December prior to Christmas leave. The origins of Hanging the Brick are
obscure, but it is a ceremony that has been carried out for a very long time. A
large stone from Hougoumont in a special cradle and, for that day only, takes on
an importance similar to that of the colours. The day before it is hung, the
brick is placed in close arrest in the Guardroom and it is then ‘game-on!’
Tradition has it that if the Corporals and Guardsmen are able to capture the
brick they can ransom it for whatever they want. Consequently it is defended by
the Mess ‘to the last man!’.
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