. An encyclopaedia of architecture, historical, theoretical, & practical. New ed., rev., portions rewritten, and with additions by Wyatt Papworth. with wood plugs in-serted for ths dressings, make a sound partition, and when plastered direct upon the tiles,it takes up much less room than a one-brick wall. 190-/^. INIany varieties oiliolhnv bricks are made for a similar purpose. The patent bondedhollow bricks or rebated tiles (/ft/. 61 7a.) of Hertslet andCo., were employed in 1816-7, by Henry Roberts in themodel lodging house in George Street, St. Giless; as also inthe so-called Prince Alberts
. An encyclopaedia of architecture, historical, theoretical, & practical. New ed., rev., portions rewritten, and with additions by Wyatt Papworth. with wood plugs in-serted for ths dressings, make a sound partition, and when plastered direct upon the tiles,it takes up much less room than a one-brick wall. 190-/^. INIany varieties oiliolhnv bricks are made for a similar purpose. The patent bondedhollow bricks or rebated tiles (/ft/. 61 7a.) of Hertslet andCo., were employed in 1816-7, by Henry Roberts in themodel lodging house in George Street, St. Giless; as also inthe so-called Prince Alberts model houses, erected in HydePark in 1851, and removed to Kennington Park. A is abond stone ; B concrete, C floor boards, and D a tie used for ])artitions, or for roof and floor arches, thesehollow bricks are fireproof, deaden sound more effectually,and are considerai)ly ligher, than solid brickwork. Suchbricks as a lining to stone or flint walls, supersede the neces-sity for battening. They are also well adapted for cottage , - —_„,__ . floors. Hulluw bricks can be made by any good tile machine, ~ iCtliiSJBSilJ O O 2 ^^?^^. 564 THEORY OF ARCHITECTURE. Book II. in the same manner as ordinary drainpipes. They are more compressed, require lessdrying, and are generally hetter hurned than ordinary bricks. An interesting and completepaper on the subject, with illustrations on the English and French systems of makinghollow bricks, is given in the Building News for 1858. 1902f. Hollow walls, formed otordinary stock bricks, were employed for two-story cot-ta-es early in this century. Three methods are usually adopti-d in the construction of awail. I. All the bricks placed on edge, as Jig. 6176, the stretchers and headers breaking joints, and the headers . frrzzp^ forming the bond. \ I _J_ Li Many persons considerthat this Mill il -tcf ? FTFH
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