A beginner's guide to old bricks
Blanche, Amanda
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In Australia brickmaking and constructing buildings made of bricks began about March 1788. it was convicts who made the bricks then, as well as convicts doing the bricklaying, and a convict who supervised all this work. they made simple clay bricks, using a wooden mould and of the size stipulated by legislation in the English Parliament.
Main title:
A beginner's guide to old bricks / by Amanda Blanche
Author:
Imprint:
Penrith, N.S.W. : Nepean district Historical Archaeology Group, 2015
Collation:
20 pages : colour photographs
Contents:
Introduction -- Bricks seen as part of a wall or fireplace -- Features of old bricks as seperate items -- Changes in the appearance of bricks over time -- Mortar -- convict bricks -- Changes in the size of bricks over time -- Recycling old bricks -- Sources and suggested further reading
Dewey class:
666.737
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
344097
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Research | History Support Collection | 666.737 BEG | Available |