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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!
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!



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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 Georgian and Regency 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