Midhurst Whites

While I was down at the Records Office today, Mr DA had a visit from the builder and the structural engineer. The former pointed out that some local, Midhurst Whites’ bricks have been uncovered in the workshop (soon to be utility room/kitchen). Their advertising spiel was:

The texture resists the chemical erosion of atmospheric acids and gives no hold for smoky deposits. Midhurst Whites remain fresh and beautiful—giving back the sunlight year after year.

In reality, the Midhurst Whites’ bricks suffered from excessive weathering especially in coastal areas, and as a result houses built with them needed to be rendered. The bricks did, however, have a much greater compressive strength than ordinary red bricks and could bear heavy loads without fracture.They were used in the construction of various well known places including Battersea Power Station, Broadcasting House and the headquarters of the Royal Institute of British Architects.

Anyway, we’re hoping we can save a few and enable them to live on!