🧵Joseph Aspdin (born in Leeds in 1778) was a bricklayer and mason who changed the world from the humblest of beginnings. Experimenting in his kitchen, he found that heating finely ground limestone and clay produced a stronger, faster-setting cement than traditional

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Great to see a newbuild in central London (near Holborn) carrying on the old tradition of putting the construction date on the drainpipes.

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Somewhere in a Roman brickyard, around 1800 years ago, a fresh tile was drying peacefully ahead of firing - until a dog trotted straight across it. Centuries later, the tile has made it into a museum: not because of an emperor, but thanks to one dog who accidentally walked his way into history. 📷️me

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Today's the 960th anniversary of the Battle of Hastings, so obviously I'm reposting my scenes from the Bayeux Tapestry in Playmobil.

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🧵This was one of the buildings I looked after when I worked with Wakefield Council many years ago. Built in the 1590s with later Victorian additions, the "Free Grammar School of Queen Elizabeth at Wakefield' was founded by Royal Charter in 1591 'at the request

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