Source for unglazed repro "quarry"/"geometric

[paulb33]

Dear All,

Looking to lay a very simple floor in the kitchen of our 1901 house. I'm trying to achieve an authentic period look - utilitarian, dark red, 6inch unglazed quarry tiles with tight grouted junctions. Are these "quarry" tiles?

Sounds easy, but so simple to get wrong. For example, so many modern "geometric"/"quarry"? type tiles having a slightly curved edge, rather than a truly square sectional profile.

Does anyone know of any suppliers where I can source such a simple, but quality tile?

Regards,
Paul

 

[biffvernon]

You probably want this firm:
Norfolk Pamments for new ones
but there's a reclaim yard near me that has heaps of them.

 

[Nemesis]

These people do them too:


http://www.dennisruabon.co.uk/

Very hard wearing.

 

[Gervase]

They come up on Salvo quite a lot, and are fairly common in reclaim yards, as they were the bog standard floor laid on earth for much of the UK between 1850 and 1900.
Take a shufti at Salvo and ring around some reclamation yards.

 

[andrew gayton]

lay them half bond, butt jointed, with the run of tiles running across from the door opening rather than away from the opening............

 

[paulb33]

Thanks for the advice. Very helpful.

Can you explain what you mean about tiles running across from the door opening?

Thanks!

Paul

 

[andrew gayton]

as in laid to run with the threshold, not away from it...............