Multi-coloured brickwork, Langley Park
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Multi-coloured brickwork, Langley Park
Image: © Stefan Czapski Taken: 15 Apr 2011
Part of a garden wall, to the east of the stable block. As I understand it - and I could be wrong - the various colours arise through the firing of bricks at different temperatures. The blue bricks result from particularly high temperatures, and some have a glazed appearance, referred to as 'vitrification'. The bricklayer seems to have used the various colours quite haphazardly, resisting any temptation to introduce a pattern. The wires attached to the wall have been used in the training of fruit trees, espalier fashion.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.525254
Longitude
-0.543225