Red Brick university

Red Brick is a name applied to a category of civic British universities that were founded mainly in the 19th and early 20th centuries. The term 'Red Brick' was first coined by a professor of music at the University of Liverpool to describe these civic universities. His reference was inspired by the fact that The Victoria Building at the University of Liverpool (which was designed by Alfred Waterhouse and completed in 1892) is built from a distinctive red pressed brick, with terracotta decorative dressings. The University of Liverpool is therefore the 'original' 'Red Brick' University.

Red brick universities include:

• University College London
• University of Birmingham
• University of Bristol
• University of Exeter
• University of Leeds
• University of Liverpool
• University of Manchester
• University of Reading[?]
• University of Sheffield[?]
• University of Southampton

See also:

• List of British universities