First published in 1976, Bricks tells the story of bricks in Britain. 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.
Acknowledgement 1. Burnt earth 2. The properties of brick 3. Brick BC 4. Roman brick 5. Medieval and Tudor brickwork 6. Early brickmaking practice 7. Brickwork of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries 8. The manipulation of brick 9. Brickwork of the nineteenth century 10. Victorian brickyards 11. Victorian inventions 12. Brickmaking for canals, railways and roads 13. Transport 14. The fletton brick 15. A brickyard on a private estate 16. Britains brick industry since 1900 17. Brick tiles 18. The heritage of brick Select bibliography Index
