Yesterday I did the Birmingham Megabus run and during my break went industrial archeaology exploring. This was, I believe, the Co-op bicycle factory. Great word “Workpeople”! I can see our Stagecoach depot with ‘Workpeople Entrance’ over the gates to the depot :-)
And at the other end a grander entrance.
The end wall had an interesting brick pattern, like an English bond but, with three courses of stretchers to one course of headers. I believe this is called English Garden Wall Bond but I’m sure a knowledgable person who sometimes visits here will confirm, or correct, this.
Thanks, Andy. My missus thinks I’m autistic because I count things like stretchers :-)
Ah, Mr Loades – questions that require me to get my Construction text books out !!!
Indeed, English Garden wall bond does always include 3 courses of stretchers to every one course of headers. It is intended to reduce the number of bricks which are required to show their headers both ends, as it can be difficult to find sufficient bricks of top quality with two good ‘ends’ where both sides of a wall are required to be on view (as with a garden wall).
Whether the inside of this wall is finished fair you cannot tell – if not I don’t know why they would choose this bond.