red brick
/ˈrɛdˌbrɪk/
adjective
- Made of or covered with red-colored bricks.
- The old red-brick school building was renovated into apartments.
- She walked past the red-brick factory walls on her way to work.
- They bought a charming red-brick house with white shutters.
- Relating to a group of British universities founded in the 19th or early 20th century in industrial cities, often emphasizing practical subjects.
- He studied engineering at a red-brick university in Manchester.
- Many red-brick institutions now have strong research programs.
- Red-brick universities were established to educate the growing industrial workforce.