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== History == | == History == | ||
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 | 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]] brick work in the UK. | ||
the continent it is always possible that bricks were imported, notably from Flanders. | |||
== See Also == | == See Also == | ||
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History
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 brick work in the UK.
See Also
FlickrGroup: London Brick Company
Pevsner's Comments On Suffolk Brick
References
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