{"product_id":"bricks-and-brickwork-in-reading","title":"Bricks and Brickwork in Reading","description":"\u003cp\u003eBrick 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIllustrated throughout with photographs of surviving examples, \u003ci\u003eReading Bricks and Brickwork\u003c\/i\u003e revels in the delights of air bricks and crinkle-crankle walls, gets back to basics with bonding, tells the 100-year story of a successful Victorian brick maker and pays homage to Alfred Waterhouse. A walking tour gives the reader the opportunity to see the more notable examples of Reading''s brickwork for themselves.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57490226217333,"sku":"9781909747425","price":15.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781909747425.jpg?v=1786442111","url":"https:\/\/backstory.london\/products\/bricks-and-brickwork-in-reading","provider":"Backstory","version":"1.0","type":"link"}