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Table 10 Samples of historic and contemporary rubbing bricks analysed for mineralogical composition.

Sample Date Provenance Details

11 c .1547 Hill Hall, Essex Cut and rubbed moulding brick for a plastered

fireplace

12 c .1717 Eltham Orangery, London Rubbers from the niche - the body (light orange)

13 c .1717 Eltham Orangery, London Rubbers from the niche - the boss in hood (dark

orange)

14 c .1740 Warfield House, Berkshire Rubber from remains of gauged cornice - close to the

TLB 19th century works

15 c .1887 Bedford Park, London TLB red rubber No.1 quality

16 c .1867 St Pancras Station, London Wheeler red rubber

17 c .1930s Cornard Brick Company, Suffolk Rubbing brick - not used but weathered

18 c .1920s Allen's of Ballingdon, Suffolk Rubbing brick - not used but weathered

19 c .1950s Thomas Lawrence of Bracknell TLB rubber, orange, 2nd quality - soaked in water

20 1950 Thomas Lawrence of Bracknell TLB rubber - never used and kept dry

21 2003 Company 1 Pan ground rubber - never used

22 2003 Company 1 Pan ground rubber - soaked in water

23 2003 Company 1 Mild clay rubber

24 2003 Company 1 Mild clay rubber - soaked in water

25 2002 Company 1 Fully washed rubber - soaked in water

26 2002 Company 1 Fired washed rubber

27 2002 Company 1 Fired unwashed and pan ground

28 2002 Company 2 Rubber for carving - soaked

29 2002 Company 2 Rubber for carving - never used

30 2002 Company 2 Rubber - soaked

31 2002 Company 2 Red rubber - fired

32 2002 Company 3 Orange/red rubbing brick - soaked

33 2002 Company 3 Orange/red rubbing brick - fired

34 2002 Company 4 Unwashed rubber brick - soaked

35 2002 Company 4 Fired rubber - moulded as an over-sized arch voussoir

36 2002 Company 5 Light multi - low fired with breeze

37 2002 Company 5 Red - fired

38 2002 Company 5 Imperial handmade third - to be refired