Bricks And Brickwork In Reading Av Adam Sowan

<p>Brick features prominently in the towns of the Thames Valley, because the local geology provides little good building stone. Reading is particularly rewarding for the brick-fancier, thanks to the variety of colours available and the inventive patterns that Victorian bricklayers loved to make. </p><p>Illustrated throughout with photographs of surviving examples, <i>Reading Bricks and Brickwork</i> revels in the delights of air bricks and crinkle-crankle walls, gets back to basics with bonding, tells the 100-year story of a successful Victorian brick maker and pays homage to Alfred Waterhouse. A walking tour gives the reader the opportunity to see the more notable examples of Reading''s brickwork for themselves.</p>