Bangaroush
Bangaroush ( see also bungaroosh) is a term to describe a construction method for external walls, probably derived from a description of 'bunging together' what ever was at hand at the time. This was mainly local materials such as flint, pebbles, broken bricks, as well as pieces of wood, often shuttered until set with a hydraulic lime mix. It was a term that is generally associated with Brighton and surrounding towns in East Sussex, originating from a time of rapid growth of these centres from essentially fishing villages into towns and cities in the 1700s and 1800s.
Bangaroush is 'a building material used up to c1890, especially in coastal areas of East Sussex. Employed for whole walls constructed with shuttering or as an infilling between two skins of flint or brick. Typically lime, sand and pea beach shingle were used to form a mortar to which flints and any other materials to hand were added, eg pieces of brick, pipe or wood.'
As defined by the Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings (SPAB) from their online Glossary.
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