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The Victorian period was a real heyday for tile manufacturing. Mass machine production of tiles got under way with the invention of ‘Clay Dust Pressing’ in 1840, which is the method still in use today. It became possible to produce large quantities of wall tiles, which could be decorated with such techniques as printing, tubelining or simply given a decorative relief surface during the dust pressing process and covered by richly coloured glazes. The Victorians saw themselves as improvers, and one of the main things they wanted to improve was hygiene - a theme we still promote today. They saw tiles as a functional and decorative way of doing this. Tiles were used everywhere, inside and outside public and domestic buildings as well as in furniture such as washstands, umbrella stands and also fireplaces. These tiles are not only ideal for the restoration of older buildings, but can also add a distinctive touch of class to feature areas in modern properties. |
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