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BRICK - MUD

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1878 - 1885

Overview

Rectangle brick made up of a mixture of clay and straw

Historical information

This mud brick was recovered from the site of the home of William Buckingham. The cottage was renovated by the Armadale-Kelmscott Historical Society in 1999. The building is a single storey mud brick, timber and corrugated steel structure built in c1880. It was the first permanent home for William Buckingham and his family on their new Roleystone property.
Mud bricks are made by mixing mud with straw and packing it tightly into a mould. The bricks are removed from the mould and laid out in the sun for about two weeks to dry. All of your work could be lost if it happened to rain during this time.

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-33-COA2009.26

Material

Clay

Straw (Plant Material)

Themes

People

Social History

Keywords

BEVAN Daniel Mr

BUCKINGHAM William Mr

ROLEYSTONE

Year

1878

Year End

1885

Statement of significance

The brick is from the 1880s and is from one of the oldest extant buildings in the Roleystone area of the City of Armadale. The brick represents how British migrants to the region designed and constructed their own domestic dwellings when they had very limited access to affordable suppliers of building materials. The brick is associated with the Buckingham family who were part of the second wave of British migrant families to settle in the Kelmscott/Roleystone area. The family played a prominent role in establishing numerous community facilities and organisations.

Comparative significance criteria

Interpretive capacity

Rare or representative

Well provenanced

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