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Some Tiling.


Dave John

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It has taken a while, but I am now reasonably happy with the tiling. So here is a completed bit of wall, nothing like harsh close up photos to show all the errors.

The tiles are printed on photo paper then given a coat of a photo matte uv resistant sealing spray. I have no idea how stable these things are long term. Time will tell I suppose.

 


I think they will look ok from normal viewing distances.

 


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I think tiles. The evidence for this is a photo by Stuart Rankin of Partick West from which examples of the green and orange tiles used there were recovered. Also John Paton in his articles for "The true Line " also described them as tiles. 

 

I think glazed brick came into use a bit later. Certainly most Glasgow buildings from the 1890s use tiles on a sand and cement render over ordinary brick. In terms of size they are about 8 inches long, a bit smaller than a glazed brick. Much is still in evidence, numerous closes in west end tenements ( known as a wally close round here ) employ that technique and many are still in a good state today. They tend to be sheltered from direct sunlight and the original colours are well preserved, thats how I acquired the master photos for those. 

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