IMC 2010: Sessions
Session 815: The Transport of Brick and Other Building Materials in the Middle Ages
Tuesday 13 July 2010, 16.30-18.00
| Sponsor: | British Brick Society |
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| Organiser: | David H. Kennett, British Brick Society |
| Moderator/Chair: | David H. Kennett, British Brick Society |
| Paper 815-a | Contrasts in Procurement and Transport: Cow Tower and Caister Castle (Language: English) Index terms: Archaeology - Artefacts, Architecture - General, Architecture - Religious, Maritime and Naval Studies |
| Paper 815-b | Transportation of Building Materials to Construct Scotland's Royal Palaces (Language: English) Index terms: Archaeology - Artefacts, Architecture - Secular, Archives and Sources |
| Abstract | A review of aspects of the transport of brick and other building materials in the 12th to 16th centuries. Much material was transported by water but road was also used both for short journeys and over longer distances. Physically the mode of transportation did not change much between the Middle Ages and the early 20th century: road transport was by carts, wagons, and, for long items, axles, with in all cases the motive power provided by horses. River transport was by barge and small sailing vessels. |