Konjac Brick

Glover's kitchen

Original Text

It is a long and slender brick used in the kitchen of Glover's residence. Was it called konjac because of its shape? At that time, it was also used for the building of the Nagasaki Shipyard, but now it seems that only here and Kosuga Shusensho are available.

Guided by a volunteer guide around Glover Garden

Original Text

The couple visited Glover Garden. When I just found a volunteer guide and asked if I could ask for guidance, he kindly agreed and explained the park in detail. This konjaku brick was also in the guide. I heard that bricks are required for a blast furnace that produces iron to build a country for the strong soldiers of the rich country. This brick is also one step. Materials that pass by by listening to the guide's explanation rather than going around the park without knowing anything by two couples ...

Used in the kitchen of the old Glover house

Original Text

It is a brick used on the kitchen floor of the old Glover house. It seems that the name is given because it is thinner than ordinary bricks and has a shape like a konnyaku. I thought it was thin and fragile, but it was sturdy because it was used vertically.

Pay attention to the floor bricks of the kitchen of "Old Glover House"!

Original Text

The Glover Garden walk map says, "The floor of the kitchen of the old Glover house is thinner than usual, and bricks shaped like konjac are lined up vertically, so it is very strong." So I was intrigued and verified immediately. Certainly, it's thinner and longer than the bricks on the wall under the L-shaped "system kitchen" next to it, but I don't understand the meaning of "vertical". .. What I noticed after looking at it for a while The brick mouth is placed above and the wide surface is embedded vertically. ...