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  2. Brickearth - Wikipedia

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    Brickearth deposits exposed as the topmost orange red layer in the cliff at Milford on Sea, Hampshire, UK. Brickearth is a term originally used to describe superficial windblown deposits found in southern England. The term has been employed in English-speaking regions to describe similar deposits. Brickearths are periglacial loess, a wind-blown ...

  3. London Brick Company - Wikipedia

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    The London Brick Company owes its origins to John Cathles Hill, a developer-architect who built houses in London and Peterborough. In 1889, Hill bought the small T.W. Hardy & Sons brickyard at Fletton in Peterborough, and the business was incorporated as the London Brick Company in 1900. [1] ". Fletton" is the generic name given to bricks made ...

  4. London stock brick - Wikipedia

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    London stock bricks, rather dimly lit. London stock brick is the type of handmade brick which was used for the majority of building work in London and South East England until the increase in the use of Flettons and other machine-made bricks in the early 20th century. Its distinctive yellow colour is due to the addition of chalk.

  5. Thames Valley - Wikipedia

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    The Thames Valley is an area in South East England that extends along the River Thames west of London towards Oxford. The area is a major tourist destination and economic hub on the M4 corridor, with a high concentration of technology companies. The area east of Reading is defined by Natural England as the Thames Valley National Character Area ...

  6. London Clay - Wikipedia

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    The London Clay Formation is a marine geological formation of Ypresian (early Eocene Epoch, c. 54-50 million years ago) [1] age which crops out in the southeast of England. The London Clay is well known for its fossil content. The fossils from the lower Eocene rocks indicate a moderately warm climate, the tropical or subtropical flora.

  7. Severn Tunnel - Wikipedia

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    7,008 m (4.355 mi) 1946 map showing the route of the tunnel. The Severn Tunnel ( Welsh: Twnnel Hafren) is a railway tunnel in the United Kingdom, linking South Gloucestershire in the west of England to Monmouthshire in south Wales under the estuary of the River Severn. It was constructed by the Great Western Railway (GWR) between 1873 and 1886 ...

  8. Thames Barrier - Wikipedia

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    Far view of the River Thames Flood Barrier. The Thames Barrier is a retractable barrier system built to protect the floodplain of most of Greater London from exceptionally high tides and storm surges moving up from the North Sea. It has been operational since 1982. When needed, it is closed (raised) during high tide; at low tide, it can be ...

  9. Tower Bridge - Wikipedia

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    Tower Bridge is a Grade I listed combined bascule, suspension, and, until 1960, cantilever bridge [1] in London, built between 1886 and 1894, designed by Horace Jones and engineered by John Wolfe Barry with the help of Henry Marc Brunel. [2] It crosses the River Thames close to the Tower of London and is one of five London bridges owned and ...

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