Collection

Roman Concrete Sample

PART OF:
Collection of samples of building materials used at the Building Research Station, Watford in the 1940s and '50s.
Made:
Middlesex
Roman concrete with marks of reeds and straw

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Roman concrete with marks of reeds and straw

Details

Category:
Building Construction
Object Number:
1966-376 Pt35
type:
sample
credit:
Ministry of Technology (Watford)

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