Sunday 1 July 2012

Barley Sugar Twist


This house was built by my maternal grandfather. By that I don't mean he was a wealthy man who paid for it to be built, but that he was the foreman bricklayer who actually built it. Most of the house was constructed by his 'gang' but he insisted on laying the bricks for the chimneys himself. The technical term is Barley Sugar Twist brickwork and nearly 90 years later they look as good as new. I suspect he would be turning in his grave if he could see those ugly chimney caps though!
This is my contribution to the July CDP themeday Chimneys
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17 comments:

  1. your grandfather did beautiful work.

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  2. Your grandfather was a master! What incredible, detailed work!

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  3. Very interesting! Great choice for the theme day.

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  4. Deb these are just beautiful and to have such a wonderful connection. Great theme post.

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  5. What a lovely piece of history woven into CDP Theme Day- a talented family obviously!

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  6. Beautiful and absolutely unusual...

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  7. Love it! What an interesting proposal for the theme day. Well done, thanks for sharing and have a good week.

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  8. Your grandfather was extremely talented! What a beautiful house.

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  9. That's a craftsman! Perfect post for you and for the day!! ;-))

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  10. Yoyr granddad was obviously a craftsman

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  11. Fine example of bricklayers art - something to be proud of even generations later!

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  12. awesome photo and great history. and they are so beautiful thanks for teaching me a new term. these are the best chimneys of the day

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  13. Wow, Deb, that's a legacy to be proud of!

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  14. That is true craftsmanship. They are beautiful.

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  15. Wow, are these beautiful chimneys!

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  16. I'd never seen or heard of "Barley Sugar Twist" brickwork before. It looks so intricate. Your grandfather must have been a master mason! Beautiful!

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