2015

TL1507 : Brickwork round the windows of the Museum of St Albans

taken 9 years ago, near to St Albans, Hertfordshire, England

Brickwork round the windows of the Museum of St Albans
Brickwork round the windows of the Museum of St Albans
The bricks used to build the original front half of the building were made about a mile away on Bernards Heath. The frog of the bricks would be marked "JR" - for Jacob Reynolds, a local farmer and businessman, with brick pits on his farm.
While the brickwork looks impressive it is all made with standard sized bricks with varying shaped ends. As far as I know more elaborate ornamental bricks were not made on Bernards Heath.
The Museum of St Albans

The Foundation Stone was laid on 20th July 1898, on land given by Earl Spencer, and it was erected using "red bricks of local make" [made by Jacob Reynolds of Bernards Heath]. It was opened in November 1899 and originally referred to as the County Museum.
In addition to good permanent displays the museum ran special exhibitions on local topics.
During the summer of 2015 the exhibits were packed away prior to a move to a new site, in the former city Town Hall, in 2017.
The doors of the Museum finally closed on Sunday, 20th September 2015. LinkExternal link
The site will be converted to residential use and the plan is that the building itself will be retained.


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Chris Reynolds   (more nearby)
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Sunday, 20 September, 2015   (more nearby)
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Monday, 21 September, 2015
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OSGB36: geotagged! TL 1510 0748 [10m precision]
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