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Item Information   Holdings     Summary     More Content       More by this author     Haynes, Carolyne, author.     Subjects     Bricks -- Great Britain -- History.     Bricks -- Social aspects -- Great Britain.     Browse Catalog     by author:      Haynes, Carolyne, author.       by title:      Brick : a social his...         MARC Display

Brick : a social history / Carolyne Haynes. by Haynes, Carolyne, author. Stroud, Gloucestershire : History Press, 2019. Subjects Bricks -- Great Britain -- History.   Bricks -- Social aspects -- Great Britain. ISBN:  9780750991933 (paperback) 0750991933 (paperback) Description:  287 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm Contents:  A very brief chemistry lesson -- Clay -- A Roman holiday -- An influx of religion -- One last invasion -- A medieval brickyard -- Wool, war and wealth -- Fear of fire -- Keeping up with demand -- A time of transition -- The search for perfection -- The classical city -- The pace quickens -- A Victorian love affair -- 'The march of bricks and mortar' -- The poor are always with us -- Working life in the brickyards -- Decline and resurrection. Requests:  0 Summary:  Bricks--such small and seemingly uninteresting things--have helped to build the way we live as society has evolved, from the feudal system of early Britain right up to today. Originally very expensive, bricks were only used by those who could afford them. This gradually changed with the Great Fire of London in 1666 when legislation decreed that the city must be rebuilt with non flammable materials, and bricks came into their own. A few centuries later bricks formed the infrastructure of industrial Britain as the need for canals and railways grew. But bricks are also associated with some of the worst slums this country has ever known, with poor bricks and sandy mortars indirectly causing misery for thousands of people. Our love affair with bricks continues today, with exposed brickwork being used to decorate both exteriors and interiors. But how are bricks made? What are they made of? Who made them and how have they changed through time? In 'Brick' Carolyne Haynes answers these questions and reveals the surprising social history of bricks in Britain.   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Status   Hawaii State Library Business, Science & Technology 691.40941 Ha Checked In Add Copy to MyList

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