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Leaning fake brick house found just outside of Winnipeg, Manitoba. Shot in HDR.
Picture of bricks with sayings from Dorchester residents and supporters of the Edward Everett Square Redevelopment Project.
The Claybank Brick Plant manufactured bricks, insulating bricks and tiles from clay. It operated from 1913 to 1989. Today it is preserved as a National Historic Site of Canada. The kilns originally burned wood but later were converted to gas.
I like collecting random, interesting bricks from places I visit, then putting them in my outdoor collection.
I love these so much! They were a lot of fun to make, and it was my first time sewing on quilt-style binding!
Tutorial from The Patch Smith.
A brick from the Star Brick Co amongst rubble from the old Rifle Club. Star Brick were just down the road on Llantarnam Road.
A former employee of the Star Brick & Tile Co on Llantarnam Road in the 1970s has stated that Star Brick & Tile had factories in Ponthir (the Head Office), Malpas, Allt Yr Yn in Newport, Risca and Morriston, Swansea. Kelly’s of 1881 lists “The Star Brick and Tile Co Ltd, Llanvihangel-Llantarnam” (on Llantarnam Road, Cwmbran); in 1937 Kelly’s lists “Star Brick & Tile Co Ltd, Llantarnam Road, Cwmbran; Caerleon, Newport; and Risca, Newport”. The DOQ 1941-42 lists “Star Brick & Tile Co Ltd”, in the DOQ 1957-58 there is an entry “Star Brick & Tile Co Ltd; works: Penrhos works, Caerleon; Malpas Road, Newport; Altyryn, Newport; Waunvawr Works, Risca, Llantarnam Works”. The DOQ for 1973 is the last entry for the Star Brick & Tile Co, although “National Star Ltd Newport” continues to be mentioned up until the IDWM for 1978, its last entry.
It now appears possible that in the 1960s, a common die was used by various works in the Star group, with individual works having identifying letters on the die: L = Llantarnam (i.e. Cwmbran), RC = Risca (WaunFawr works), M = Malpas Road works (Newport) and G = Graig Brick Co works, Morriston.
Benteng Somba Opu (Fort Somba Opu), Barombong, Gowa, South Sulawesi, Indonesia.
[Partly restored north wall of the the fortress. The building materials used were of varying sizes made of moulded clay and karst limestones.]
Here's a version of the historical background. You may want to indulge the details by reading some of the blogs and articles available in the net.
The administrative center of the Gowa Kingdom at Tamalate was moved to Somba Opu during the reign of Raja Gowa XIII, Pakere Tau Tunijallo ri Passukki and a fortress was built by the successor Raja Gowa IX, Daeng Matanre Karaeng Tumapa'risi' Kallonna. The rectangular fortress was further reinforced by subsequent rulers and equipped with high caliber cannons at the bastions. The fortress, one of the many that were built was ultimately bombarded by the Dutch East India Company (VOC) and was razed to the ground during the Makassar War.
There are many versions of the historic war between the two great powers - Gowa under Raja Gowa XVI, Sultan Hasanuddin Tumenanga Ri Balla Pangkana and the VOC under the command of Admiral Cornelis Speelman. The third party that contributed to the downfall of the Gowa Kingdom was Arung Palakka, the Bugis prince whom many historians suspect was Sultan Hasanuddin’s own son. Literary texts written based on narrated oral traditions led many to believe the names mentioned, Karaeng Tunisombaya was Sultan Hasanuddin and Karaeng Andi Patunru his own son. The tension starts to build up after the royal seer, Karaeng Botolempangang identifies Karaeng Andi Panturu as the prophesized enemy and was ordered be killed. Karaeng Andi Panturu fled Gowa with his half-brother, Karaeng Patta Belo and they live in fear, but with vengeance to reclaim his dignity and honor which he has lost through his long flight. The storyteller reconciles self-vindication by foreign aggression – the Dutch; with the intended purpose to euphemize the issue of betrayal to collaboration.
The downfall of Gowa in 1669 marked the end of a successful era of the great kingdom and the beginning of total Dutch hegemony in the important trading region. Sultan Hasanuddin died in Makassar on 12 June 1670 at the age of 39 and was laid to rest at the royal mausoleum at Katangka, Sungguminasa, Gowa, Makassar.
Ref. and suggested reading:
The Narrative of War in Makassar: Its Ambiguities and Contradictions, by Ivie Carbon Esteban. Sari - International Journal of the Malay World and Civilisation 28(1) (2010): 129-149.
Name: Brick Shorty
Pattern: Short Cardigan by DROPS Design
Yarn: Alize Puffy Fine 260 g
Needle: 3.5 mm (moss stitch) and 4 mm
I took this pic when I came to the Arita Ceramic Bazaar in Saga, 2005. Arita is a very famouse pottery and ceramic making place in Japan. This wall is made from Arita's bricks.
seen on the flats at low tide
North Haven, CT (1892 - 1957)
Listed in an 1897 New Haven Business Directory:
"I.L. Stiles & Son Brick Co, 335 East Street,
Frank L. Stiles, President; begun in 1892."
Entrance to the peculiar brick mausoleum under the tumulus at Pomorie. The monument was evidently designed to be revisited, and air vents in the ceiling suggest it may have had burnt offerings inside made in memory of the deceased. Early Roman.
First and foremost, his dad Frank W. Cooper was a Jazz Tenor sax player with (friends like Count Basie, Lionel Hampton, Quincy Jones, Art Blakey and Thelonious Monk and many others). His mother Vivian P. Cooper, is a gospel singer.
His younger brother Kevin L. Cooper is manager. K. Brick can be seen preforming around Laughlin Nevada, Kingman AZ., Lake Havasu AZ. areas. Plus, many private special events. What a great musician I'll say! I really enjoyed my time spent with Kevin & K. "Brick" Cooper, and the photo shoot as well. Many thanks my brothers...
Not too many months after my husband passed I took it into my head to get in my car and just drive west. No destination in mind, no maps, no timeline. This brick walkway was in a small town in West Virginia. I loved this little town (can't remember the name of it tho!) it had a neat little museum and old streets and buildings. All the people were so friendly and I soon discovered the local gathering place for a great meal! :-)
This stretch of Harrison Street, between River Drive and the riverfront, is one of the oldest brick streets in Davenport,IA.
Roberts' brickyard was on Furlong Road opposite the Greengates Pottery and was later known as Newfield Marl Works. It is only mentioned in the 1875-76 trade directory and is not listed in 1873-74 or 1879, by which time the works was being run by Charles Salt.
This example can be seen in the comprehensive displays about the North Staffordshire brick industry at the Apedale Heritage Centre.
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