Tiles Collection (page 9)

American troops in Villers-sur-Fere, France, WW1
American troops in action in Villers-sur-Fere, northern France, towards the end of the First World War. 27 July 1918

1950s DIY Date: 1959

British cartoon, Easily Satisfied, WW1
A British cartoon by H M Brock entitled Easily Satisfied, showing a street scene on a windy day during the First World War

Young lady in grey and white outfit by Paul Poiret
Young lady answering the door in a grey and white crepe outfit by Paul Poiret. The tunic has a pink and green design, and there is a matching green belt slung low on the hips. 1924

Sultans Tomb interior - Bursa, Turkey
The oppulent painted and tled interior of the Sultans Tombs in Bursa, Turkey. Fourth largest city and the first Ottoman Capital. Historically also known Prussa and later Brussa

Roof of Saint Stephens Cathedral in Vienna, Austria circa 2008

Albrecht II on the Furstenzug, Dresden, Germany
Furstenzug, the Procession of the Princes, a wall of ceramic tiles showing the rulers of the House of Wettin since 1127 in Dresden, Germany circa 2008

Big gun in Battle of the Lys, near Ypres, WW1
A big gun in front of a farmhouse near Ypres, Belgium, with shells ready for firing, during the Battle of the Lys, First World War. Date: April 1918

Aladdin and His Wonderful Lamp in Rhyme

Making Tiles 18th C
A French tilery from the 18th century with the kiln and the tiles outside for drying. Date: Circa 1760

Tiling a Roof, Tools
Tools of the roof builders from the 18th century. Date: Circa 1760

Moulding Tiles 18th C
Two men at work in a French tilery from the 18th century. The man on the left is moulding tiles from clay. Date: Circa 1760

Kilns from 18th Century
Examples of 18th century kilns for bricks, tiles and plaster. Date: Circa 1760

Dining Room, Rowton House, Hammersmith, London
View inside the dining room of a Rowton House in Hammersmith, West London, with male inmates eating at tables and queueing to be served

Entrance Hall, Rowton House, Hammersmith, London
Men pass through the turnstiles in the entrance hall of a Rowton House in Hammersmith, West London. Rowton Houses, of which six were erected around London, were large, purpose-built

Old timbered house by a river
An old timbered house at the side of a river

Unidentified old building with gothic archway
An unidentified old building at the side of a narrow street, with a gothic archway leading through into another street. The building has tall chimneys and a partially tiled facade

Large house and garden, Crickhowell, Powys, Mid Wales
A large house and garden in Crickhowell, Powys, Mid Wales. The house is built in stone, is rather overgrown with ivy, and has patterned tiling on the roof

Lady Chapel, St Davids Cathedral, South Wales
A coffin stands in front of the altar in the Lady Chapel, St Davids Cathedral, St David s, Pembrokeshire, South Wales. The Lady Chapel dates from the late 13th century

Old house with graveyard
An old timbered house with a graveyard in the foreground

Quarrymens shed, Dinorwig Slate Quarry, North Wales
A quarrymens shed at Dinorwig (or Dinorwic) Slate Quarry, near Llanberis, North Wales, showing drystone construction and superb workmanship in walls and roofing

House with decorative slate tiling, North Wales
View of the front of a house with decorative slate tiling, somewhere in North Wales. The house is double-fronted, but appears to be either terraced or semi-detached

Derelict building, slate quarrying area, North Wales
View of a derelict building in a slate quarrying area of North Wales. The roof of this house has several tiles (probably made of slate) missing

Slate roof, Blaenau Ffestiniog Slate Quarry, North Wales
Intricate patterning made from slate on the roof of an abandoned weighbridge building at Blaenau Ffestiniog Slate Quarry, Caernarvonshire (now Gwynedd), North Wales

Slate used on office building, Slate Wharf, Caernarfon
Terracotta, yellow brick and Caernarfon slate used on an office building on Slate Wharf in Caernarfon, Gwynedd, North Wales

Slate tiling, Blaenau Ffestiniog Slate Quarry, North Wales
Intricate patterning made from slate on an abandoned weighbridge building at Blaenau Ffestiniog Slate Quarry, Caernarvonshire (now Gwynedd), North Wales

Man tending the grass near a chalet in Switzerland
A man tending the grass near a chalet in Switzerland. The chalets tiled roof creates an interesting pattern

National Guard in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
A National Guardsman in uniform during the Naadam Festival in the stadium at Ulaanbaatar (or Ulan Bator), capital of Mongolia

Patient playing darts, Medical Centre, Hendon
Scene at the Metropolitan Police Medical Centre, Hendon, north west London, showing a patient in dressing gown and pyjamas playing darts in a rest room

Nurse with equipment at the Medical Centre, Hendon
Scene at the Metropolitan Police Medical Centre, Hendon, north west London, with a nurse wheeling an oxygen cylinder

France, Medieval Market Hall at Dives-sur-Mer
Normandy, France, The Medieval Market Hall at Dives-sur-Mer

Music cover for La Fille de Madame Angot Valse, a waltz made popular by the comic opera by Charles Lecocq (1832-1918), La Fille de Madame Angot, first performed in 1872

Gaula couple dancing, Funchal, Madeira
Two members of a folklore group from Gaula, seen here dancing in Funchal, the capital city of Madeira. The couple are wearing traditional costume, including black skull caps with points

Rochefort, France - Arab Room in House of Pierre Loti
The Arab Room in the House of Pierre Loti (1850 - 1923) at Rochefort, France. Another room (or possibly another section of the pictured room) is an Orientalist fantasia of a mosque

Cooking street food - Tunis, Tunisia
Cooking and selling street food in Tunis, Tunisia

Algiers, Algeria, Mosque of Sidi Abderhaman

Algerian Moorish Cafe
Moorish Cafe in Algeria - interior

Two Moorish Women - Algeria
An attractive hand-tinted postcard depicting two Moorish Women sitting and standing at the bottom of a narrow set of stairs leading to the upper level of a house

Algeria - Charitable Embroidery School
Young girls at work on embroidery at the Charitable Institution run by Mrs Ben Aben. They sit and stitch in the natural light of the open courtyard

St Georges Chapel interior, Windsor
Interior of St Georges Chapel, Windsor, at the time of the funeral of King Edward VII, showing the ornate gothic choir stalls, fan vaulting on the ceiling and stained glass windows

Turkish boy standing with a traditional rifle
Young Turkish boy standing for a portrait photograph with a traditional rifle. He also wears a loose pouch and carries a long curved knife

The Aqudeuct and Castle at Ephesus, Turkey
Panoramic view of the Aqueduct and Castle at the site of the ancient city of Ephesus, Turkey

Woman making mudbricks - Madhya Pradesh - India
Scene in a village Madhya Pradesh Province, India with a woman making waht appear to be mudbricks, although these could be roofing tiles or dung fuel (?). Photograph by Ralph Ponsonby Watts

Spedale Degli Innocenti
Ceramic plate of a child on the Spedale Degli Innocenti in Florence, Italy

Fountain Recef - Fez, Morocco

The Royal Baths - Harrogate, Yorkshire (1 / 2)
The Royal Baths - Harrogate, Yorkshire (1/2) - The Hot Air treatment (Greville System). A remarkable collection of health paraphenalia!

The Willow Pattern Tea House, Shanghai, China

Queen Annes Bath, London, 1859
Engraving showing Queen Annes Bath in the basement of a tenement house in Endell Street, London, 1859. When built, lined with Dutch porcelain tiles, this represented a fairly luxurious bath

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