Minton Tiles : advert issued by Minton Hollins & Co. Ltd., Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire : in Architectural Review, November, 1933
Minton's were one of the many UK ceramic tile manufacturers but amongst one of the most highly regarded. The concern, based in Stoke on Trent in the English Potteries, was a partnership between the established Minton pottery family and Michael Hollins in 1845. As well as ceramic wall and decorative tiles the company became famous for its encaustic floor tiles. These were very popular in the mid-Victorian period when the styles and designs echoed the interest in Gothic and Medevial architecture and as well as 'new' works, their product was used in many 'restorations' of earlier buildings.
The old tileworks on Shelton Old Road has, unlike the main pottery long demolished, survived and is now a Listed building. The advert appears in the November 1933 issue of Architectural Review.
Minton Tiles : advert issued by Minton Hollins & Co. Ltd., Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire : in Architectural Review, November, 1933
Minton's were one of the many UK ceramic tile manufacturers but amongst one of the most highly regarded. The concern, based in Stoke on Trent in the English Potteries, was a partnership between the established Minton pottery family and Michael Hollins in 1845. As well as ceramic wall and decorative tiles the company became famous for its encaustic floor tiles. These were very popular in the mid-Victorian period when the styles and designs echoed the interest in Gothic and Medevial architecture and as well as 'new' works, their product was used in many 'restorations' of earlier buildings.
The old tileworks on Shelton Old Road has, unlike the main pottery long demolished, survived and is now a Listed building. The advert appears in the November 1933 issue of Architectural Review.