| 词条 | Brick tax |
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The brick tax was a property tax introduced in Great Britain in 1784, during the reign of King George III, to help pay for the wars in the American Colonies. Bricks were initially taxed at 2s 6d per thousand.[1] To mitigate the effects of the tax, manufacturers began to increase the size of their bricks. Many buildings built by Joseph Wilkes in Measham, Leicestershire, used bricks known as Wilkes' gobs that were {{convert|9+1/4|×|4+1/4|×|4+1/4|in|mm|abbr=on}}.[2] In 1801, the government responded by limiting the dimensions of a brick to {{convert|10|×|5|×|3|in|mm|abbr=on}} and doubling the tax on bricks that were larger. The level of taxation was raised regularly, until its peak of 5s 10d per thousand bricks in 1805.[3] The brick tax was abolished in 1850, by which time it was considered to be a detriment to industrial development.{{sfnp|Warren|1998|p=53|ps=none}} One of the consequences of the brick tax was that some minor brick producers went out of business, forced to sell their stock to meet tax arrears.{{sfnp|Chartered Institute of Building|1994|p=49|ps=none}} It also had an effect on architecture, with many areas returning to the use of timber and weatherboarding in house construction.{{sfnp|Brunskill|Clifton-Taylor|1977|p=40|ps=none}}{{sfnp|Stenhouse|1977|p=47|ps=none}} See also
References1. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.scottishbrickhistory.co.uk/brick-tax-1784-1850/ |title=Brick Tax 1784 – 1850 |date=2015-06-20 |accessdate=2019-02-13}} 2. ^{{cite web |url=https://www.yorkarchaeology.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/A-Guide-To-Ceramic-Building-Materials.pdf |title=A Guide To Ceramic Building Materials |author=J.M. McComish |date=2015 |accessdate=2019-02-13 |page=43}} 3. ^{{cite book |title=Construction History Vol. 13 |date=1997 |publisher=The Construction History Society |last=Lucas |first=Robin |chapter=The Tax on Bricks and Tiles, 1784-1850: its Application to the Country at large and, in particular, to,the County of Norfolk |url=https://www.arct.cam.ac.uk/Downloads/chs/final-chs-vol.13/chs-vol.13-pp.29-to-55.pdf |pages=29-30}} Bibliography{{refbegin}}
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