Newcastle under Lyme - Holy Trinity RC Church (Staffordshire blue bricks)

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Newcastle under Lyme - Holy Trinity RC Church (Staffordshire blue bricks)

Image: © Colin Park Taken: 7 Mar 2016

Local red clay called Etruria marl is used to make this type of brick, which turns a blue colour when fired at a high temperature in a low-oxygen reducing atmosphere takes It has a very hard, impervious surface with high crushing strength and low water absorption.

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Image Location

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Latitude
53.00858
Longitude
-2.223807