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[[File:Brickposter.jpg|250px|right|Bricks - A History]] | |||
This page is going to be about the history and use of bricks in our houses and homes but we haven't written it yet! But its going to cover fun things like Brickmaking for houses and decorative styles such as [[Polychrome]] brickwork, and types of brickwork bonding used for housebuilding. | |||
If you would like to help write the Chimni Wiki, please contact Nigel Walley at nigel.walley@chimni.com | |||
== History == | |||
[[File:5_Million_ Bricks_A_Day.jpg|250px|right|5 Million Bricks A Day]]It is generally accepted that the English lost the art of brick making after the Romans left and the Dark and Middle ages were characterised by other materials as well as some re-use of Roman brick. Brickmaking continued on the continent and with the proximity of East Anglia to the continent it is always possible that bricks were imported, notably from Flanders. East Anglia has the richest heritage for [[Tudor]] [[Georgian]] and [[Regency]] brick work in the UK. | |||
== See Also == | |||
[[File:TapestryBricks.JPG|250px|right|Tapestry Bricks]][http://www.flickr.com/groups/1261914@N25/pool/ FlickrGroup: London Brick Company] | |||
[http://www.pevsnersuffolk.co.uk/PevsnerSuffolk/Bricks.html Pevsner's Comments On Suffolk Brick] | |||
[http://www.brickdirectory.co.uk/html/brick_history.html] | |||
== References == | |||
[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=2H4uAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA25&dq=pottery+lane+pigs&lr=&as_brr=3&ei=RYloS9C9I5jqyAS715DnAQ&cd=1#v=onepage&q&f=false Bayly, Mary, Ragged homes, And How To Mend Them, London (1859). Retrieved Feb 2 2010] | |||
Brick Building in England - from the Middle Ages to 1550. Jane A Wight. Published 1972. ISBN 0 212 98400 4 | |||
http://www.bursledonbrickworks.org.uk/collections.php | |||
[[Category: Building Components]] | |||
Latest revision as of 18:25, 20 January 2015
This page is going to be about the history and use of bricks in our houses and homes but we haven't written it yet! But its going to cover fun things like Brickmaking for houses and decorative styles such as Polychrome brickwork, and types of brickwork bonding used for housebuilding.
If you would like to help write the Chimni Wiki, please contact Nigel Walley at nigel.walley@chimni.com
History[edit]
It is generally accepted that the English lost the art of brick making after the Romans left and the Dark and Middle ages were characterised by other materials as well as some re-use of Roman brick. Brickmaking continued on the continent and with the proximity of East Anglia to the continent it is always possible that bricks were imported, notably from Flanders. East Anglia has the richest heritage for Tudor Georgian and Regency brick work in the UK.
See Also[edit]
FlickrGroup: London Brick Company
Pevsner's Comments On Suffolk Brick
References[edit]
Bayly, Mary, Ragged homes, And How To Mend Them, London (1859). Retrieved Feb 2 2010
Brick Building in England - from the Middle Ages to 1550. Jane A Wight. Published 1972. ISBN 0 212 98400 4