Bricks and Brickwork in Reading : Patterns and polychromy

by Adam Sowan

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Format Paperback / Softback

ISBN-10 1909747424

ISBN-13 9781909747425

Publisher Two Rivers Press

Imprint Two Rivers Press

Country of Manufacture GB

Country of Publication GB

Publication Date Nov 21st, 2020

Print length 64 Pages

Weight 250 grams

Dimensions 20.00 x 19.90 x 0.90 cms

Product Classification: History of architecture Building construction & materials Local history

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Reading is famous for its varied, colourful and intricately patterned brickwork. Illustrated throughout with local photographs, Bricks and Brickwork in Reading gets back to basics with bonding, tells the story of a successful Victorian brick maker, pays homage to Alfred Waterhouse and revels in the delights of air bricks and crinkle-crankle walls.

Brick features prominently in the towns of the Thames Valley, because the local geology provides little good building stone. Reading is particularly rewarding for the brick-fancier, thanks to the variety of colours available and the inventive patterns that Victorian bricklayers loved to make.

Illustrated throughout with photographs of surviving examples, Reading Bricks and Brickwork revels in the delights of air bricks and crinkle-crankle walls, gets back to basics with bonding, tells the 100-year story of a successful Victorian brick maker and pays homage to Alfred Waterhouse. A walking tour gives the reader the opportunity to see the more notable examples of Reading''s brickwork for themselves.

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