Bricks: To Build a House

by John Woodforde

First published in 1976, Bricks tells the story of bricks in Britain. The story of the brick begins with the sun-dried, mud bricks formed with hands alone. Walls built with such bricks have been found in the ruins of Jericho - probably the oldest town in the world. John Woodforde describes bricks and brickmaking in the ancient world and in Europe and America; he gives a comprehensive account of brickmaking in Britain up to the 1970s. He...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1032748052
• ISBN13: 9781032748054
• Release Date: March 2024
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 244 Pages