Circular and squint bays, gable knees, corbelling, tile creasing

United Kingdom, 1951

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Episode of Series “Brickwork”.
Shows various methods of bricklaying including the trammel method for circular walls; templet method; obtuse angled wall, use of squint bricks, purpose made and hand cut; knee of oversailing brickwork; angle cuts for gable bricks; corbels for wall plate; corbelling for attached pier; tile creasing with brick-on-edge finish.

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Credits

production company

Brent Productions

Duration

00:12:38:00

Production places
United Kingdom
Production dates
1951

Appears in

Brickwork

Group of items

Brickwork

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Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

314166

Language

English

Subject categories

Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Building, Brick

Educational & Instructional

Educational & Instructional → Educational films

Educational & Instructional → Instructional

Short films

Short films → Short films - Great Britain

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Sound

Colour

Black and White

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

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