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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. | |||
== See Also == | == See Also == | ||
[http://www.flickr.com/groups/1261914@N25/pool/ FlickrGroup: London Brick Company] | [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] | |||
Revision as of 17:04, 31 December 2012
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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.
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