{"id":16604,"date":"2015-09-30T12:06:08","date_gmt":"2015-09-30T11:06:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/?p=16604"},"modified":"2015-09-30T12:08:35","modified_gmt":"2015-09-30T11:08:35","slug":"twenty-four-bricks-at-the-national-museum-cardiff-wales","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/twenty-four-bricks-at-the-national-museum-cardiff-wales\/","title":{"rendered":"Twenty Four Bricks at the National Museum Cardiff, Wales"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/pile-of-bricks-cardiff-01.jpg\" alt=\"Twenty Four Bricks at the National Museum Cardiff, Wales\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I loved this simple and small exhibition at the\u00a0National Museum of Wales in Cardiff.<\/p>\n<p>Entitled, &#8216;Twenty Four Bricks,&#8217; the display features a selection of Welsh-fired bricks arranged on six\u00a0shelves.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/pile-of-bricks-cardiff-02.jpg\" alt=\"Twenty Four Bricks at the National Museum Cardiff, Wales\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>With clays suitable for making bricks commonly found above or beneath coal seams, Wales became a natural place for brickworks to set up shop.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/pile-of-bricks-cardiff-03.jpg\" alt=\"Twenty Four Bricks at the National Museum Cardiff, Wales\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Most brick clays fire red, but local variations can produce a wide range of colours and textures.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/pile-of-bricks-cardiff-04.jpg\" alt=\"Twenty Four Bricks at the National Museum Cardiff, Wales\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Bricks are commonly inscribed with their maker&#8217;s name or the place of origin, making for some distinctive designs that reflect local character.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/pile-of-bricks-cardiff-05.jpg\" alt=\"Twenty Four Bricks at the National Museum Cardiff, Wales\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/pile-of-bricks-cardiff-06.jpg\" alt=\"Twenty Four Bricks at the National Museum Cardiff, Wales\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/pile-of-bricks-cardiff-07.jpg\" alt=\"Twenty Four Bricks at the National Museum Cardiff, Wales\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/pile-of-bricks-cardiff-08.jpg\" alt=\"Twenty Four Bricks at the National Museum Cardiff, Wales\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>More:<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.museumwales.ac.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\">National Museum of Wales<\/a><br \/>\nCathays Park, Cardiff<br \/>\nCF10 3NP<\/p>\n<p><strong>Opening Hours<br \/>\n<\/strong>Open Tuesday\u2013Sunday, 10am\u20135pm<br \/>\nGalleries close at 4:45pm. Open Most Bank Holiday Mondays.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.urban75.net\/forums\/forums\/wales-cymru.51\/\" target=\"_blank\">Chat about this and other Welsh matters on our busy forum<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Related:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.derelictplaces.co.uk\/main\/industrial-sites\/8428-brickworks-lime-kilns-south-wales.html?s=a27c4df9ad2465cc175111432bb8b4e4\" target=\"_blank\">Derelict Brickworks and Lime kilns In South Wales.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I loved this simple and small exhibition at the\u00a0National Museum of Wales in Cardiff. 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