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Sunday, 1 August 2010

Victorian tiles

Saltaire's Half Moon Café (see yesterday) has been attractively refurbished and retains the original Victorian tiles, patterned with what appear to be raspberries and leaves. The end of each run of tiles, where the windows and doors punctuate, has an elaborate carved stone finial, each of which is different. I think the tiles may be faience ware (glazed terracotta) from the Leeds company of Burmantofts, but I am not certain.

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17 comments:

  1. Von1 August 2010 at 08:41

    Beautiful!

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  2. Costea Andrea Mihai1 August 2010 at 08:54

    good presentation!! thank you!!

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  3. Ann, Chen Jie Xue 陈洁雪1 August 2010 at 09:47

    I was watching the British auction show, A woman brought some tiles to be auctioned. May be your tiles will fetch a lot of money.

    Thanks for visiting.

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  4. Unknown1 August 2010 at 10:38

    Beautiful tiles.. forming an nice meandering pattern..
    Costas

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  5. Halcyon1 August 2010 at 14:20

    Those tiles a gorgeous! I also enjoyed reading your profile. What an interesting town you live in!

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  6. Francisca1 August 2010 at 14:28

    What a gorgeous place you live in, Jenny! Enjoyed a bit of a tour of Saltaire today, the lovely reflection on the canal, the pretty cafe, these Victorian tiles... I may need to come back and explore some more! :-)

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  7. Wayne1 August 2010 at 15:32

    Nice detail shots Jenny.

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  8. L. D. 1 August 2010 at 15:35

    They really are such beautiful details. I enjoy seeing decorations like this on older buildings and regret when they tear some of them down.

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  9. Out on the prairie1 August 2010 at 16:48

    Nice shot, had fun watching the video yesterday.

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  10. Malyss1 August 2010 at 17:06

    A beautyful way to underline an architecture!

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  11. Martha Z1 August 2010 at 17:54

    Thanks for bringing me to your blog by visiting mine. I've never been to Yorshire but I'd love to visit. Some of my ancestors came to New England from Huddersfield in the early 1800s to work in the texile industry. I'd like to walk in their footsteps, if only virtually.

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  12. Unknown1 August 2010 at 19:29

    These are absolutely beautiful and different from all the tiles I've seen here.

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  13. Vicki Lane1 August 2010 at 20:11

    Oh, what wonderful tiles! You do live in a very special place!

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  14. RoeH1 August 2010 at 20:23

    So sooo pretty. I want some just like it. Actually, I'd rather go THERE to see them. Such beautiful history.

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  15. Loree1 August 2010 at 20:37

    Beautiful tiles. Really gorgeous. Thanks for visiting my blog.

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  16. Lois2 August 2010 at 15:09

    Lovely! The detail is so pretty.

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  17. Paul C3 August 2010 at 14:04

    These tiles and your daily perspective at this beautiful heritage site is most interesting.

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