Week 5

Example 2 (St James Church)

Description
The St James Church is an old two storey building. It was built with clay bricks by the convicts during the early 1800’s. Then several refurbishment and new works were under taken. Therefore most of the mortar went off and were coated with new layers of white materials.

Bond
Flemish bond

Jointing
Properly weather joints (but it is hard to consider as most of the mortar went off and were coated with new layers of white materials)

Surface Texture
Very Rough surface

Structural / Non-Structural
Structural

Bricks Colour/s
Mixture of brown and red colour

Arch
Semi-circular with special cutting of bricks

Defects
Most of the surface mortar went off

Example 1 (St James Road Court)










Description
The St James Road Court is a two storey building made with dark colour bricks. The wall was built with stretcher bond with light grey colour mortar.

Bond
Flemish bond

Jointing
Tuck point

Surface Texture
Very smooth surface

Structural / Non-Structural
Structural

Bricks Colour/s
Brown/ red colour

Arch
n/a

Defects
n/a