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David Kitching - British Bricks - 9781445659121 - V9781445659121
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British Bricks

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Description for British Bricks Paperback. Explores the history of British bricks and brick makers. Num Pages: 96 pages, 180. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBJD1; HBTK; TNTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 167 x 235 x 15. Weight in Grams: 282.
Bricks are all around us, yet we seldom stop to look at them. There is an almost infinite range of bricks and, likewise, brick colours. Years ago every small district had its own brickworks to meet local demand, and larger businesses began to develop alongside better transport links that allowed them to supply regionally. Many of these local works left a record of their existence in the form of their name, pressed into the frog of the bricks they made – in some cases, the only sign that they ever existed. This book uses the named examples to look ... Read more

Product Details

Publisher
Amberley Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Number of Pages
96
Place of Publication
Chalford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781445659121
SKU
V9781445659121
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 4 to 8 working days
Ref
99-2

About David Kitching
David Kitching is a former Countryside Management Officer with a lifetime interest in industrial history. Since retiring he has been researching the history of the North Staffordshire brick industry and helped develop brick displays at the Apedale Heritage Centre at Newcastle-under-Lyme. He has previously written about the coal industry in Staffordshire and Cheshire.

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