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The brickworks was closed in 2008, with the loss of 83 jobs. Hanson, who said they were mothballing the factory, cited the recession and standstill in new house builds. The Accrington Nori Brick works was temporarily re-opened in August 2009 only to close again that November, after a lifespan of 122 years. In 2013 the works was for sale. [2]
Brick made by H Doulton & Co. of Rowley Regis, displayed in the Black Country Living Museum. The brick is made from the local red clay, Etruria marl, which when fired at a high temperature in a low-oxygen reducing atmosphere takes on a deep blue colour and attains a very hard surface with high crushing strength and low water absorption.
Stronger and less porous engineering bricks (UK Class A) are usually blue due to the higher firing temperature [3] whilst class B bricks are usually red. Class A bricks have a strength of 125 N/mm 2 (18,100 lb f /sq in) and water absorption of less than 4.5%; Class B bricks have a strength greater than 75 N/mm 2 (10,900 lb f /sq in) and water ...
Polychrome brickwork also became popular in Europe in the later 19th century as part of the various medieval and Romanesque revivals. In France, the Menier Chocolate Factory in Noisiel, designed by Jules Saulnier and completed in 1872, is an early and very elaborate example, which is also noted for its early use of iron structure.
Stucco used as an exterior coating on a residential building. Rock dash stucco used as an exterior coating on a house on Canada's west coast. The chips of quartz, stone, and colored glass measure approx. 3–6 mm (1/8–1/4"). The basic composition of stucco is lime, water, and sand. [4]
Composition with Red, Blue and Yellow is a 1930 painting [1] by Piet Mondrian, a Dutch artist who was a leading figure in the Neo-Plasticism movement. It consists of thick, black brushwork, defining the borders of colored rectangles. As the title suggests, the only colors used in it besides black and white are red, blue, and yellow.
The official position taken by the Wikimedia Foundation is that "faithful reproductions of two-dimensional public domain works of art are public domain".This photographic reproduction is therefore also considered to be in the public domain in the United States.
Haint blue is a collection of pale shades of blue-green that are traditionally used to paint porch ceilings in the Southern United States. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Hex #D1EAEB is a popular shade of haint blue. The tradition originated with the Gullah in Georgia and South Carolina .