Bricks and Brickwork in Reading Mahdi Issa al-Saqr of a thousand spurs catches

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Bricks and Brickwork in Reading Mahdi Issa al-Saqr of a thousand spurs catchesBrick 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. Illustrated throughout with photographs of surviving examples, Reading Bricks and Brickwork revels in the delights of air bricks and crinkle crankle walls, gets