"This wall speaks for itself" : advert issued by Richards Tiles Ltd., Stoke on Trent : in Architectural Review, October 1965
During the growth of 'modern' architecture during the 1950s and '60s, the use of tile or mosaic panels as features was widespread and this advert shows one such feature panel. In tubeline decoration it shows a variety of market produce and was to be found in the Market Hall in Accrington, Lancashire. The works are credited to the Borough Engineer and Surveyor, Bernard Hartley. I wonder if this work survives?
One of the many tile makers in the renowned Potteries towns of Staffordshire, Richards eventually were such large producers they had three factories in Tunstall. In 1968 they merged with H & R Johnston, that company being one of the few survivors and now the UK's largest producers of ceramic tiles.
"This wall speaks for itself" : advert issued by Richards Tiles Ltd., Stoke on Trent : in Architectural Review, October 1965
During the growth of 'modern' architecture during the 1950s and '60s, the use of tile or mosaic panels as features was widespread and this advert shows one such feature panel. In tubeline decoration it shows a variety of market produce and was to be found in the Market Hall in Accrington, Lancashire. The works are credited to the Borough Engineer and Surveyor, Bernard Hartley. I wonder if this work survives?
One of the many tile makers in the renowned Potteries towns of Staffordshire, Richards eventually were such large producers they had three factories in Tunstall. In 1968 they merged with H & R Johnston, that company being one of the few survivors and now the UK's largest producers of ceramic tiles.