tarboat's photos with the keyword: tile

Buildings at the Rosemary Hill Tileries on Cemetery Road, Silverdale. The was a brickworks operating on this site from before 1841 when it was occupied by William Brough. John Nash Peake took on the yard in 1875 and then Walley and Alsop making tiles in 1921. From 1926 to 1975 it was T E Walley and then G H Downing Ltd until sold to Steetley brick in 1981. A year later Steetley closed the works and transferred production to Knutton Tileries nearby. The marl hole continued in use to supply other works until after 2006 when it became a landfill with significant subsequent problems for the locals due to smells.

Pipeworks at Cheslyn Hay. At the time the site was being used as a depot for Hepworth West Midlands & Stoneware Ltd. In 1961 it is listed as Stella Tileries Ltd, (The Hepworth Group), Essington, near Wolverhampton. Vitrified Salt-glazed Pipes and Fittings, Glazed Conduits and Land Drain Pipes. Hepworths had bought the business in 1959. The works seems to have been established in 1935.

Situated on West Street in Sheffield, the Hallamshire Hotel sports a fine tiled frontage bearing the name of long lost brewers William Greaves & Co. Ltd. Greaves founded the Norfolk Brewery, Broad Street c.1835 and moved to South Street, Park, in 1865. The limited company was registered 1909. In 1920 William Greaves & Co Ltd was acquired by Duncan Gilmour & Co. Ltd along with 29 public houses and brewing ceased. The brewery was demolished in 1962.

Marl pit serving the Rosemary Hill Tileries on Cemetery Road, Silverdale. The was a brickworks operating on this site from before 1841 when it was occupied by William Brough. John Nash Peake took on the yard in 1875 and then Walley and Alsop making tiles in 1921. From 1926 to 1975 it was T E Walley and then G H Downing Ltd until sold to Steetley brick in 1981. A year later Steetley closed the works and transferred production to Knutton Tileries nearby. The marl hole continued in use to supply other works until after 2006 when it became a landfill with significant subsequent problems for the locals due to smells.

This mosaic was rescued from the entrance to the offices of Dennis Ruabon Tiles Ltd., and later Dennis Ruabon Limited, on High St, Ruabon. Seen at the Terracottapolis exhibition in Wrexham.

Daniel Platt & Sons, Brownhills Tileries, Tunstall. Platt moved into the long established tilery in 1896 and the firm remained there until closure as Daniel Platt & Sons Ltd in 1896.

The Bentley Tileries was a relatively late development, being established close to the main line railway at Longbridge Hayes in the 1930s. In 1937 the OS map shows this as the "New Brick Works".The works produced red floor quarries, pavers, tiles / garden & creasing tiles, air bricks, roof tiles. It was closed and the site cleared by 1968.

This paving brick is a product of Garrett Brothers who traded from their Brownhills Tileries in Tunstall and appear in the trade directories between 1861 and 1865.

Malkin Tiles was an offshoot of the earthenware company Edge, Malkin and Co. Initially they traded as Malkin Edge & Co, later becoming Malkin Tiles and eventually Malkin Tileworks. Manufactured a wide range of tiles, mainly moulded and encaustic dust-pressed. Eventually absorbed into H & R Johnson in 1968. More information here: www.thepotteries.org/potworks_wk/050.htm

Wheatly's was established before 1819 and was famous for its 'Triton' brand roofing tiles. In 1978 the company was taken over by Daniel Platt Ltd of Brownhills Tileries in Stoke, then in 1982 works was closed and demolished soon afterwards.

William Blyth tileworks Barton-on-Humber. Their works in this area have been producing hand made roofing tiles for around 160 years. This site has been temporarily closed whilst the kilns are refurbished and production is expected to resume at some point.

A delve into the Tarboat archives found a couple of images of the Wheatly & Co Ltd. Springfield tileries at Trent Vale. Wheatly's was established before 1819 and was famous for its 'Triton' brand roofing tiles. In 1978 the company was taken over by Daniel Platt Ltd of Brownhills Tileries in Stoke, then in 1982 works was closed and demolished soon afterwards. This is an intermittent downdaught kiln.

Intermittent downdraught kilns at the Wheatly & Co Ltd works in Trent Vale. shortly before demolition in 1982.

Situated on West Street in Sheffield, this pub sports a fine tiled frontage bearing the name of long lost brewers Greaves & Co.