Bricks and Brickwork in Reading

Patterns and polychromy

Adam Sowan author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Two Rivers Press

Published:21st Nov '20

Should be back in stock very soon

Bricks and Brickwork in Reading cover

The geology of the Thames Valley provides little good building stone, so the towns are made very largely of local brick. 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, Bricks and Brickwork in Reading gets back to basics with bonding, tells the 100-year story of a successful Victorian brick maker, pays homage to Alfred Waterhouse and revels in the delights of air bricks and crinkle-crankle walls. A walking tour gives the reader the opportunity to see the more notable examples of Reading's brickwork for themselves.

ISBN: 9781909747425

Dimensions: unknown

Weight: unknown

64 pages