We manufacture handmade floor and wall tiles following traditional production methods.

Designs have been selected from the outstanding heritage of medieval England.

Colours

The body of the tile is available in terracotta, white and dark brown. The slip that fills the pattern is originally white, however, it can be colorized using pigment to virtually any colour.

Dimensions

Glaze and Finish

Introduction

Our Old English tiles are perfect for floor and wall surfaces. Being resistant to heat, cold and water, they can be installed in hearths, fireplaces, or outdoor pavements, fountains etc.


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Like in the old days, we produce these tiles all by hand, this is what makes them so stunning and unique. The careful process results in a flourishing variety of colours and vivid, warm and lovely surfaces.

All these patterns, shapes, colours and forms come from an era far back in time. Gothic Britain has seen the custom of using wonderfully mastered pavements s to mature to a colourful tradition in religious buildings, like the ones still there at Rievaulx Abbey, Yorkshire. These stunning surfaces created by brothers working for the Church were later adopted by wealthy secular patrons to place them both in private and public spaces, thus establishing a still lasting tradition.

Later, in the Victorian era these patterns were rediscovered and extensively used by factories like Minton to produce encaustic tiles. Their medieval originals, which date back to the 13-15th century, are the ones we reproduce. All by hand, in the traditional way of slip filled impression.