Henry VIII's dissolution of the monasteries in 1536 dealt a blow to early
English tile making, as did the arrival of colourful tin-glazed tiles from Europe, although interestingly, the Victorians revived the inlaid tile production process during the Gothic Revival, calling them "encaustic" tiles.
"I really want this title." James hopes an
English tile challenge will follow later this year and reckons fight fans will see him at his best when he steps into championship class.
In fact, if one compares the full correlations (Table 5, in brackets) the pattern is more clearly consistent with the predictions of the LRH: here
English tile choices do correlate more highly with English nominal overlap than they do with Ndonga overlap.
There are colorful
English tiles, Scottish ironworks, art and furniture from Europe, and Chinese carved wooden panels.
His numerous books include Tiles in Architecture (1993), Delftware Tiles (1997), and 700 Years of
English Tiles (2010) and, for Shire publications, Medieval Tiles, Victorian Tiles, Twentieth Century Tiles, Architectural Ceramics, Ceramic Roofware, Art Nouveau Tiles, and Art Deco Tiles.
Westerhope Tile Centre is also the North East of England's leading supplier of Marlborough tiles, makers of fine handmade and handpainted
English tiles.
Should you want to see the full range of
English tiles, and not want to spend time popping in and out of churches and pubs, then to Ironbridge must you go.
One company, however, Original Style (01392 474011) based in Exeter has mastered the original technique and has awonderful range of historic
English tiles.