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  2. Brickearth - Wikipedia

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    Brickearth deposits exposed as the topmost orange red layer in the cliff at Milford on Sea, Hampshire, UK. Brickearth is a term originally used to describe superficial windblown deposits found in southern England. The term has been employed in English-speaking regions to describe similar deposits. Brickearths are periglacial loess, a wind-blown ...

  3. London stock brick - Wikipedia

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    London stock bricks, rather dimly lit. London stock brick is the type of handmade brick which was used for the majority of building work in London and South East England until the increase in the use of Flettons and other machine-made bricks in the early 20th century. Its distinctive yellow colour is due to the addition of chalk.

  4. Geology of London - Wikipedia

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    The sand and gravel terraces are made up of pebbles with flint, quartz and quartzite. In places, there are deposits of brickearth, which is a mixture of clay and sand that has supported London's long-standing brick-making industry. On top of these natural layers are the deposits of hundreds of years of human occupation.

  5. Marchioness disaster - Wikipedia

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    Marchioness, beached on the north bank of the River Thames after she was raised from the river bed The Marchioness disaster was a collision between two vessels on the River Thames in London in the early hours of 20 August 1989, which resulted in the deaths of 51 people. The pleasure boat Marchioness sank after being hit twice by the dredger Bowbelle at about 1:46 am, between Cannon Street ...

  6. London Brick Company - Wikipedia

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    The London Brick Company owes its origins to John Cathles Hill, a developer-architect who built houses in London and Peterborough. In 1889, Hill bought the small T.W. Hardy & Sons brickyard at Fletton in Peterborough, and the business was incorporated as the London Brick Company in 1900. [1] ". Fletton" is the generic name given to bricks made ...

  7. Cattybrook Brickpit - Wikipedia

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    The Cattybrook Brick Company was established in 1864. In 1903 Cattybrook also acquired the nearby Shortwood Brickworks. From 1972, they were taken over by the Ibstock Group. The brickworks are located immediately to the North of the Bristol and South Wales Union Railway, then under construction through the Severn Tunnel. By the end of 1883, the ...

  8. London Clay - Wikipedia

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    The London Clay Formation is a marine geological formation of Ypresian (early Eocene Epoch, c. 54-50 million years ago) [1] age which crops out in the southeast of England. The London Clay is well known for its fossil content. The fossils from the lower Eocene rocks indicate a moderately warm climate, the tropical or subtropical flora.

  9. Thames Valley - Wikipedia

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    The Thames Valley is an area in South East England that extends along the River Thames west of London towards Oxford. The area is a major tourist destination and economic hub on the M4 corridor, with a high concentration of technology companies. The area east of Reading is defined by Natural England as the Thames Valley National Character Area ...

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