Bolted wrote:

People seem to be referring in
this thread to what I know as weatherstruck pointing (where the
pointing slopes, recessed to brick edge at the top, and proud at the
bottom) as strap pointing.

Err no I'm not, I'm referring to strap pointing, not weatherstruck. I
did so because Dave mentioned that the pointing was "raised" and I
started off with "Presuming that you mean "strap" pointing".