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'''''Bricks 'n Pieces''''' (originally titled '''''Bricks and Pieces''''') was a British LEGO magazine. It was first published as a newsletter in 1974 with no set schedule; in 1979 it was relaunched as a LEGO Club publication with a triannual schedule. After January 2000 it was merged into ''[[LEGO World Club Magazine]]''.


== History ==
'''''Bricks 'n Pieces''''' (originally titled '''''Bricks and Pieces''''') was a British hobby newsletter and [[LEGO Club]] magazine published by [[LEGO UK Ltd]] between 1974 and 2000. After its January 2000 issue it was merged into ''[[LEGO World Club Magazine]]''.  
The first issue of the original ''Bricks and Pieces'' newsletter was published in December 1974. It was sent out to subscribers of LEGO catalogues. Clive Nicholls, a marketing employee at British LEGO Ltd, was the newsletter's initial editor.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://images.brickset.com/library/bricksAndPieces/1974-1%20December.pdf |title=Dear Collector |first=Clive |last=Nicholls |date=December 1974 |number=1 |magazine=Bricks and Pieces |publisher=British LEGO Ltd |page=1 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240508132912/https://images.brickset.com/library/bricksAndPieces/1974-1%20December.pdf |archive-date=8 May 2024 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |title=The Birth of LEGO Clubs |first=Daniel |last=Konstanski |date=February 2019 |magazine=Blocks |number=52 |pages=42–44 |publisher=Blockhead Media Ltd}} Web copy: {{cite web |url=https://blocksmag.com/what-was-the-first-ever-lego-magazine |title=What was the first ever LEGO magazine? |date=July 16, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240508141759/https://blocksmag.com/what-was-the-first-ever-lego-magazine |archive-date=8 May 2024 |url-status=live}}</ref> By December 1976 the newsletter had sixty-five{{nbsp}}thousand subscribers.


The first issue was sent out in December 1974. The Lego Magazine turns 50 this year!
== Publication history ==
 
Write about its history here, divided into sections?<ref name="Bricks and Pieces 74"/><ref name="Konstanski 2019"/>
At first it was a really cool magazine. But in the mid-1990s it became too commercial. So sad.


== Contents ==
== Contents ==
Stuff it had in it. It had cool stuff in it. Then everything became just ads.
Some of the contents found in it - Clive's letters, Lyall's builds, club meetings, etc.


== References ==
== References ==
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<ref name="Bricks and Pieces 74">{{cite magazine |url=https://images.brickset.com/library/bricksAndPieces/1974-1%20December.pdf |title=Dear Collector |first=Clive |last=Nicholls |date=December 1974 |number=1 |magazine=Bricks and Pieces |publisher=British LEGO Ltd |page=1 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240508132912/https://images.brickset.com/library/bricksAndPieces/1974-1%20December.pdf |archive-date=8 May 2024 |url-status=live}}</ref>
 
<ref name="Konstanski 2019">{{cite magazine |title=The Birth of LEGO Clubs |first=Daniel |last=Konstanski |date=February 2019 |magazine=[[Blocks (magazine)|Blocks]]  |number=52 |pages=42–44 |publisher=Blockhead Media Ltd}} Web copy: {{cite web |url=https://blocksmag.com/what-was-the-first-ever-lego-magazine |title=What was the first ever LEGO magazine? |date=July 16, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240508141759/https://blocksmag.com/what-was-the-first-ever-lego-magazine |archive-date=8 May 2024 |url-status=live}}</ref>
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== External links ==
* [https://brickset.com/library/bricksandpieces Bricks and Pieces magazines] at [[Brickset]]
* [http://www.miniland.nl/LEGOclub/bricks%20n%20pieces%20uk%20lezen.htm Bricks and Pieces magazines] at [[Miniland Online]]
 
{{LEGO periodicals}}


[[Category:LEGO Club magazines]]
[[Category:LEGO Club magazines]]

Revision as of 08:02, 3 October 2025

Bricks 'n Pieces
Spring 1983 issue
Club PresidentClive Nicholls
CategoriesLEGO Club
Frequency
  • Irregularly (1974–1978)
  • 3 per year (1979–1995)
  • 5 per year (1996–2000)
First issueDecember 1974; 50 years ago (1974-12)
Final issueJanuary 2000; 25 years ago (2000-01)
CompanyLEGO UK Ltd
CountryUnited Kingdom, Ireland
Based inWrexham, Clwyd
LanguageEnglish

Bricks 'n Pieces (originally titled Bricks and Pieces) was a British hobby newsletter and LEGO Club magazine published by LEGO UK Ltd between 1974 and 2000. After its January 2000 issue it was merged into LEGO World Club Magazine.

Publication history

Write about its history here, divided into sections?[1][2]

Contents

Some of the contents found in it - Clive's letters, Lyall's builds, club meetings, etc.

References

  1. ↑ Nicholls, Clive (December 1974). "Dear Collector" (PDF). Bricks and Pieces. No. 1. British LEGO Ltd. p. 1. Archived (PDF) from the original on 8 May 2024.
  2. ↑ Konstanski, Daniel (February 2019). "The Birth of LEGO Clubs". Blocks. No. 52. Blockhead Media Ltd. pp. 42–44. Web copy: "What was the first ever LEGO magazine?". July 16, 2021. Archived from the original on 8 May 2024.
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