Books and Bricks
Reading, certainly something about brick and tile, and maybe something about archaeology, or historical fiction
Monday, October 03, 2016
101 things to do with bricks: accessorise
"A red clay brick designed and sold by skateboarding brand Supreme is on sale on eBay for up to $1,000 (£772), after selling out in a single day. The item, part of the New York brand’s accessories line that has previously included a hammer, calculator and fire extinguisher, is branded with Supreme’s logo and has been highly anticipated by fashion gurus since its preview last month." From: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2016/sep/30/red-clay-brick-selling-for-up-to-1000-on-ebay
And how it could be used to build an actual building:
https://www.theguardian.com/global/shortcuts/2016/oct/02/supreme-folly-how-much-would-it-cost-to-build-a-cathedral-using-the-28-designer-brick
Unfortunately, I was unaware of this when it was affordable, otherwise it would be in my motley collection!
Update via Facebook's Brick of the Day - more details on the Supreme Brick:
https://www.buzzfeed.com/ikrd/brick?bffb&utm_term=.pwbkOK3M1#.hfxXp0L9l
Saturday, July 16, 2016
Medieval Tiles in the news - Westgate, Oxford
© Oxford Archaeology
"The tiles were probably made near Newbury in West Berkshire and are of
the 'Stabbed Wessex' type, whose main period of use was between AD 1280 –
1350."
Friday, July 15, 2016
Bricks help win an archaeological award ...
There's also a website for the project, including how the bricks were used: http://www.battlesbricksandbridges.org/arney-brick.php
Thursday, July 14, 2016
Remains of 17th century buildings found in Hull's old town
Sadly, save for a few bricks that have
been analysed and kept for posterity, the relics look destined for the
scrap heap as work continues in earnest. Mr George said: "There was
always the possibility of building remains being found. We have planned
for this." Hull Dail Mail 13th July 2016
More on the story at: http://www.hulldailymail.co.uk/remains-of-17th-century-buildings-found-in-hull-s-old-town/story-29508629-detail/story.html
Wednesday, July 13, 2016
Journal: York Historian Volume 32
- "There is no trace of it in the Minster glass now": An investigation into the east window of St. Martin's Coney Street and its eighteenth-century acquisition by York Minster. - Katie Harrison
- York's Phoenix and Allbion Foundries. - Bill Fawcett
- Clementhorpe Maltings, York. - Jayne Rimmer
- A.W.N. Pugin and the East Window at St. George's Roman Catholic Church in York. - Ingrid Brown
Saturday, March 22, 2014
Journal: York Historian Volume 30
York Historian Volume 30 is fresh from the printers! Bit of a shameless plug, as I have a paper in it, but here's the contents list:
Sylvia Hogarth - A Yorkshire 'bourse de marriage' (as per the cover above)
Sandra Garside-Neville - Trouble at t'mill: the varying fates of the windmills in the Evelyn Collection
Bill Fawcett - The 1948 Plan for York
Jon Kenny - Investigating the Roman road from Eboracum towards Aldborough, near Hessay and Moor Monkton
Editor - Hugh Murray (1932-2013): A Bibliography
Rosemary Suthill - Index to York Historian: Volumes 21-30
Copies of York Historian can be obtained from Publications Department, YAYAS, 26 Burtree Avenue, SKELTON, York YO30 1YT
Saturday, March 15, 2014
Thesis: An Analysis of Roman Ceramic Building Material from York and its Immediate Environs
Oh look what I found on the web, to my surprise:
Available for download at: http://etheses.whiterose.ac.uk/4761/
An Analysis of Roman Ceramic Building Material from York and its Immediate Environs
McComish, Jane Mary
(2012)
An Analysis of Roman Ceramic Building Material from York and its Immediate Environs.
MA by research
thesis, University of York. | |||
Available for download at: http://etheses.whiterose.ac.uk/4761/
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