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David N Robinson, OBE, with contributions
by Hilary Healey, FSA, and David Start, FSA.
Published by Heritage Lincolnshire
ISBN: 0-948639-26-1
RRP: £3.95 plus £1.00 postage and packing
A Celebration of Early Lincolnshire Brick Buildings for Lincolnshire Heritage Open Days 1999.
In 1994 Lincolnshire became the first English county to establish a co-ordinated response to European Open Days. The French had begun their Journées du Patrimoine in 1985, followed by several other countries in the European Community. Events now take place throughout Europe on the second or third weekend in September. Heritage Open Days are for local people and promote local tourism.
Lincolnshire Heritage Open Days have become a recognised focus in the county calendar with over 60 events organised annually. Each year now has a specific theme. This booklet forms part of our celebration of early brick buildings in Lincolnshire – the theme for Lincolnshire Heritage Open Days 1999.
The use of brick was widespread in the Roman Empire but virtually ceased in Anglo-Saxon times, except where robbed from ruins. It was not until the Middle Ages that bricks were again manufactured in England on any scale. The eastern coastal areas were most affected by this revival, influenced by Flemish brickmakers from the 13th century onwards. In Lincolnshire brick building became fashionable among the rich and powerful in the 15th Century and remarkable examples still survive. Pre-eminent amongst these must be the keep of Cromwell's Tattershall castle, one of the finest brick structures in England.
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