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Collection of samples of building materials used at the Building Research Station, Watford in the 1940s and '50s.

Collection of samples of building materials made by Dr. S.B. Hamilton and Dr. N. Davey of the Building Research Station, Watford

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Bullnose brick

Hollow clay tile, from R.A.F. Stanmore Park, 1800

1800

Part of Roman villa roofing tile, Cirencester

Stone from old St. Paul’s Cathedral (built from 1087 to 1314)

Specimen of concrete from a Persian bridge

Specimen of Roman concretes and mortars

Sample, of Roman hypocaust tile

Sliver of hardwood from Leicester Hospital, Warwick

Sample of concrete, from Sassanian Dam, 600 A.D

Specimen, of Roman Villa wall tile

Mathematical Tile, from Sussex

Mathematical Tile, from Sussex

Specimens (2) of sand-pebble dashed mortar. Old Parish church

Cavity wall ties (2) from Reddish Conservative Club

1880

Sliver of chestnut wood, from King James' Hall, Warwick

Three fragments of stone from St. Pauls Cathedral

Sample of wall plaster, Exeter, 1500-1599

Stone from "vitrified fort" at Finavon, Scotland

Plastering on slate, in display cabinet, from 'Greenmount', Manchester

1870

Specimens (4) of decorated wall plaster

Clay pot, for vault construction

Specimen of stone from old St. Pauls Cathedral

Resin impregnated mortars, Exeter and Farnham, c.300

Specimen of Roman concretes and mortars

Concrete from Sassanian Dam, ostensibly c.600 A.D, Persia

Sample of wall plaster, Exeter, 1500-1599

Specimen of Roman concrete

Brad for holding slates in ceiling construction, 1870

Sample, of Roman roofing tile

Sample of wall plaster, Exeter, 1500-1599

Seventeen samples of floor structure, 1838, Leicestershire

Stone from St. Pauls Cathedral, (pink discolouration caused by the Great Fire, 1666)

Pink stone taken from old St. Paul’s Cathedral

Stone from "vitrified fort" at Finavon, Scotland

Specimen of Roman slaking pit concrete

Roman Concrete Sample

Mortar, from Brandon castle

Lime Concrete Floor Specimen, early 19th century, Leicestershire

Sample of wall plaster, Exeter, 1500-1599

2" Tudor bricks (2), from a farmhouse, Horton Kirby, Kent

Stone samples from old St. Paul’s Cathedral, maker unknown, before 1666. Pink discolouration is a result of damage sustained during the Great Fire of London in 1666. Part of the collection of samples of building materials collected by Dr. S.B. Hamilton and Dr. N. Davey of the Building Research Station, Watford.

Stone from St. Paul's Cathedral

Red clay land drain from Maison Dieu, Dover. Early 17th century, from Maison Dieu, Dover

Red clay land drain from Maison Dieu

1601-1630
Yellow half brick (3 pieces). Made in Holland and exported to U.S.A. in the 17th century

Yellow half brick

Specimens (3) of mosaic faced Roman concrete. 130-150 A.D.

Roman mosaic fragments, 130-150 AD.

Samples of reinforcement, floor screeding and precast plaster panels from early reinforced concrete building (7), c.1860, by William Wilkinson, at Newcastle-upon-Tyne

Samples of reinforcement

1860
5th-3rd century B.C. Greek tile, (painted), Eleutherae (Attica)

Painted Greek tile from the 5th-3rd century B.C

Specimen of Roman mortar, from Dover

Specimen of Roman mortar

Concrete from Sassanian Dam, c.600 A.D.?, from Khalafabad, Persia

Concrete from Sassanian Dam, ostensibly c.600 A.D, Persia

Specimens (24) of Roman concretes and mortars

Specimens (24) of Roman concretes and mortars

Four pieces of 12th century concrete. These are fragment from a cast stone lintel at Carcassone

Four pieces of 12th century concrete

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