Walker

The following text was taken from page 19 of this book. Reprinted by Kessinger Publishers 2008

Old English bond consists of alternate courses of headers and stretchers, while Flemish consists of alternate headers and stretchers in each course. Old English is the only true bond, the other bonds (and there are several) being merely arrangements to please the eye. Gwilt, referring to bonds, remarks in his 'Encyclopedia of Architecture':

"Previous to the reign of William and Mary, all the brick buildings in this island were constructed in what is called English bond; and subsequent to the reign in question, when in buildings as in many other cases, Dutch fashions were introduced, we regret to say much to the injury of our houses’ strength, the workmen have become so infatuated with what is called Flemish bond that it is difficult to drive them out of it. To the introduction of the latter has been attributed (in many cases with justice) the splitting of walls into two thicknesses; to prevent which expedients have been adopted which would be altogether unnecessary if a return to the general use of English bond could be established."

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