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Brick paved street

A couple of years ago there was a similar thread on this forum, but not referring to this particular magazine article.

Many people mentioned the rubber bricks that were used for the road serface in the Minories, the road spanned by the Lewis's "bridge".
 
I had assummed that the article meant brick-bricks, if you get what i mean. I remember the thread you mention. I think i commented on rubber bricks near the queens hotel in leeds.
 
A good point on the Minories I thought of that but what turned me away was the distance the Minories hardly comes any where near the 150 yds mentioned also would this be regarded as a heavy traffic route.Dek
 
Since the beginning of time the Dutch people have used baked red clay bricks to pave their streets, and they're very nice too.
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dav19390 said:
A couple of years ago there was a similar thread on this forum, but not referring to this particular magazine article.

Many people mentioned the rubber bricks that were used for the road serface in the Minories, the road spanned by the Lewis's "bridge".
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Hi everyone, I remember very well the rubber blocks in the Minories, they were lethal in the wet!!
Happy New Year Reg
 
We always used to call that stretch of road going under Lewis's, the Minories, the rubber road.

Judy
 
Reg, l know what you mean about those rubber bricks in the minories, one rainy saturday in the '50s l was walking along there wearing high heels of course, and l went a.. over tip, ruining my nylons breaking a heel on my shoe contents of my basket going everywhere, l was'nt hurt just embarrest...after that l always avoided the minories when it rained.....Brenda
 
quite true moverman and brenda ;
they was always a threat to humans; a accident to wait ' i wonder if they ever had a claim brought agaist them ;
they was most dangerous those ruberise bricking ;
happy new year to you all astonian
 
Astonian, lf l remember right who ever would have thought of sueing anyone in the 50s....l just got up brushed myself and carried on when l slipped in the minories....how things have changed the world over people will sue for anything these days.....with the help of a lawyer of course.....Brenda
 
I recall someone suing the grocers next The Swans Nest in the late 50's when they over a box in the walkway.

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