Row of houses with 'diaper' brickwork, King Street, Bedworth
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Row of houses with 'diaper' brickwork, King Street, Bedworth
Image: © A J Paxton Taken: 5 Jun 2021
Row of four 19th century houses with distinctive 'diaper' or patterned brickwork, which was once very popular in Bedworth, according to the Bedworth Society. https://www.bedworth-society.co.uk/town-guide. Facades of chequerboard brickwork are common in this part of the Midlands, but these are unusual in being executed in Staffordshire blue bricks - the damp- and crush-resistant bricks used for engineering works such as railways - contrasted with reddish-yellow ones. The chimneys are built with blue bricks, but the backs of the houses use standard red brick.
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Image Location
Latitude
52.479199
Longitude
-1.470044