Masonry structures are durable in nature and are resistant to severe variations in climatic conditions. They also accommodate minor earth disturbances and normally will not result in differential settlement of foundations. This is due to the fact that each layer of masonry wall behaves as a string of pearls and the theory of continuum mechanics can be effectively applied. The bricks are like pearls and the connected mortar layer remains as the string. It is this quality that makes the masonry structures highly resistant to severe weather conditions. Many very old masonry constructions built by our kings still remain as engineering marvels and some of them are still in active service, like the Thirumalai Naicker Mahal at Madurai, South India. It is quite interesting to note that there are different techniques with which masonry walls are built in many parts of the world. For example, British men call that technique as English Bond. Similarly there are different bonds like Flemish Bond, Header Bond, Stretcher bonds, Brick on Edges, Quetta Bond. The authors conducted experimental research on masonry wall panels of450 mm X 450 mm size, built with C.M. 1:5 in a linear scale of 1:3 with different masonry bonds, against compressive loading. © 2015 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.