photos of masonry

East wall - Monkton Hill

 

Voussoire arch above window

   

Corner blocks look like they have been re-used in repairing or extending the wall
 

 
        

old cement repair-work to be replaced by lime mortar

  

North wall

    



West side / garage doors

 

 

The redbrick laying pattern is called English Garden Wall bond, where 3 layers of stretchers (bricks longways) are laid for each layer of headers (bricks laid end-ways). This is 19th Century.

  

South side


Cottage opposite

Inside - keystone of old window matches the one on same wall outside

 

Interior - redbrick dividing wall.

Interior - upstairs northern room
     



Interior - southern block, western wall

What is the ridge along the back wall. And the corner protrusion?old chimney stack? none on roof or below.




Interior downstairs southern block, northern wall


approx brick dimensions 2 1/2" x 9" (but varies)
set in lime mortar?





Useful links http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masonry
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lime_mortar
http://www.ibstock.com/pdfs/technical-support/TIS21Brickworkbonds.pdf