ISSN:
0263-080X
Source:
Emerald Fulltext Archive Database 1994-2005
Topics:
Architecture, Civil Engineering, Surveying
Notes:
Second part of a perspective of the development of the English brick andits use since the 15th century. Evaluates the many varying externalinfluences such as trade links, architectural fashions, industrialdevelopments and social factors that were invariably under-pinning thestyles and practices of the brickmaker and bricklayer down thecenturies. Analyses this history in a series of chronological periods,i.e. 1485-1603; 1603-1830 and 1830-1914. The pattern of study remainingconsistent within each period, that being - what was the significantsocio-economic and political movement in relation to construction, andwhat, if any, part did it play in influencing change in the making anduse of bricks. Looks at how and why brick manufacture and brickworkwere responding, and when within these periods, considering who were theimportant figures in these changes and developments. Concludes that thebrickwork, which marks each period, is the result not only ofdevelopments in the brickmaking process and the craft skills of thebricklayers, but also of foreign influences, social and economic changesin the country, and the inevitable gradual influence of buildingcontrol, through legislation, necessary to ensure safe and sanitaryhousing in the urban environment of a major industrial country.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/02630809410041714
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