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The Victorian restoration was the widespread and extensive refurbishment and rebuilding of Church of England churches and cathedrals that took place in England and Wales during the 19th-century reign of Queen Victoria. It was not the same process as is understood today by the term building restoration.
Against a background of poorly maintained church buildings, a reaction against the Puritan ethic manifested in the Gothic Revival, and a shortage of churches where they were needed in cities, the Cambridge Camden Society and the Oxford Movement advocated a return to a more medieval attitude to churchgoing. The change was embraced by the Church of England which saw it as a means of reversing the decline in church attendance.
The principle was to "restore" a church to how it might have looked during the "Decorated" style of architecture which existed between 1260 and 1360, and many famous architects such as George Gilbert Scott and Ewan Christian enthusiastically accepted commissions for restorations. It is estimated that around 80% of all Church of England churches were affected in some way by the movement, varying from minor changes to complete demolition and rebuilding.
Influential people like John Ruskin and William Morris were opposed to such large-scale restoration, and their activities eventually led to the formation of societies dedicated to building preservation, such as the Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings. In retrospect, the period of Victorian restoration has been viewed in a generally unfavourable light.
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I'm looking for a tiler in the West Midlands area that is familiar with laying Victorian style hall tiles with border. I have attached the floor plan of my hall and an email of the tiles i am tempted to buy.
I have the option of sheeted tiles or single tiles. The difference in price is...
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Gentlemen, just looked at a Victorian floor in a hallway. The couple just ripped up the laminate flooring and to their surprise was a lovely geo floor.
Its really dirty covered in grime as you can imagine!
What would you recommend to clean these up? And give them a nice refurb?
Any and all...
We have bought reproduction Victorian mosaic tiles (supplier: "Original Style") to fill a small porch area (1m x 1.5m). We have designed the pattern, laid out the tiles on paper - now need a tiler experienced in laying these small geometric tiles. The floor has been newly concreted & skimmed...
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I'm tiling a Victorian fireplace in my own home. I started by ripping up the old tiles and using a latex compound to level the floor as well as concrete repair to fill the old cracks and holes.
The fireplace has laminate flooring laid up to it at the moment with beading. I'm laying mosaic...
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Hi there!
I am having a tough time to find replacement tiles for our front porch..so, I wanted to check if anybody sells, or know where to buy, Burgundy/Chestnut coloured, square, 3inch, wall tiles for the side of the outdoor porch.
Thanks! Henrik
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Here's a small Victorian bathroom floor completed just before Christmas.
It was originally done by the tiler who did the walls but the client was so unhappy with it, it was condemned! It was ripped up and I was asked to re lay the floor.
Now I'm going back to do a small cloakroom in a Geo tile...
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This was a floor I did last summer.
It was part existing floor and part new build. Unfortunately no-one thought about the end result, even tho the builder knew a Geo floor was going down. The result being that the new extension was not built on the same line as the original building, meaning...
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Hi guys and girls I am looking for a project over Christmas. I have these black and white tiles in the outside and inside porch. One area is 1 m2 and the other about 2m2. So not big areas.
The he advice that I am looking for is what products am I best used or clean them with, I don't have...
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Hi,
Had a bit of nightmare at work. I poured some floor level onto a step which was to be tiled with new victorian geometric. I then went to get some lunch, when I came back the level had broken/leaked through the barrier I'd set up, and had run all over remaining victorian geometric floor...
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These Victorian tiles come on a paper mesh. In most cases the mesh has been doubled up on the back of the tiles. i.e. there are 2 overlapping layers of paper mesh holding the tiles together.
There is the usual notice in the boxes of tiles stating that due to shrinkage of the mesh the tiles...
Looking for a tiler experienced with preparing and laying victorian geometric floor tiles for a job in Andover, Hampshire near Salisbury and Newbury.
Two metre squared area to be laid with victorian geometric floor tiles. We have some reclaimed tiles (uncleaned) but not enough to complete the...
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I have been trying to clean the Victorian encaustic tiles in my hallway. I got them a lot cleaner using KF Tile Restorer, which I followed with Stain Stop. However the Stain Stop has a matt finish and I'd like them slightly shiny if possible, and to try and bring out the colours a bit more...
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We have taken up the carpet in the hallway of our old house to expose the original black and buff quarry tiles. However, there are several problems. The tiles have at some point in the past been screeded over and it has proved impossible to remove most of the screed without cracking the tiles...
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Hi all. First time poster on here so please bear with me!
I'm laying a Victorian mosaic floor as a pathway to the front door. See pic for an attempted dry layout. Any of you guys have any tips on a) what grout to use outdoors for these, and b) what sealant to use once they're properly cleaned...
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I am a newbie on the forum and wanted to ask a question about sourcing replacement tiles for our dining floor that we are trying to restore.
The tiles are mainly red and 'yellow' with a black border. Approximately 50% are cracked or chipped and need replacing. We have tried to source some...
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Hi. I've bought some really nice reclaimed Victorian floor tiles to do the pathway to the front of my Victorian house (see picture). However the more I more read about it the more daunted I am by the job of laying them. The actual area to be paved it only about 1.5m2. Is there anyone in London...
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