RM2T1MAAJ–British Forces in the Middle East, 1945-1947 Company Sergeant Major G Melville (left) and Gunner G Maher practice bricklaying as part of the process of retraining for civilian careers after demobilisation.
RM2T1MAEK–British Forces in the Middle East, 1945-1947 Trooper R Baker (left) and Bombardier J H Towns, who were both in the building trade before the war, take a refresher course in bricklaying, one of the pre-vocational courses on offer at the Middle East Base Depot of the Royal Artillery near Cairo to prepare soldiers awaiting demobilisation for a return to 'civvy street'.
RM2T1KRK0–Technical School- Training at Tottenham Polytechnic, Middlesex, England, UK, 1944 Boys learn bricklaying in the sunshine at Tottenham Polytechnic.
RM2T1KRN3–Technical School- Training at Tottenham Polytechnic, Middlesex, England, UK, 1944 Boys learn bricklaying at Tottenham Polytechnic. Here, one pupil is pointing bricks which have been set vertically in a circular shape, described in the original caption as 'an elliptical arch', creating a 'pothole' in a wall.
RM2T1KRJ8–Technical School- Training at Tottenham Polytechnic, Middlesex, England, UK, 1944 Boys work on gauged brickwork during a lesson in the workshop at Tottenham Polytechnic. A large pillar which they have made can be seen on the table beside them. In the background, other boys are working on bricklaying, and their work, including a neatly pointed circular 'porthole' in a brick wall, is clearly visible.
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