Flemish bond
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Flemish bond is a pattern of brickwork that is a common feature in Georgian architecture. The pattern features bricks laid lengthwise alternating with bricks laid with their shorter ends exposed withi
Flemish bond brickwork on the Ludwell–Paradise House in Williamsburg, Virginia
St. Luke's Church, also known as Old Brick Church, or Newport Parish Church, is a historic church building, located in the unincorporated community of Benns Church, near Smithfield in Isle of Wight Co
Flemish bond
…example of Flemish bond in England. The pattern became preferred for brickwork in high-quality English architecture by the middle of the 17th century. St. Luke's Church (built c. 1632) in Smithfield, Virginia, is the oldest surviving building to use Flemish bond in what is now the United States. The bond achieved…
Newport parish west facade
Engraving published 1885
Detail of gables and elliptical window
Great window in the east end