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FIREPLACES 

The Baxterley

Though the vast majority of our glazed tiles, including those intended for fireplace work, are sold loose, we have a "slabbing" department where we make up fire surrounds, together with hearths and kerbs, to be sold as complete units. In the slabbing of a fire surround the individual tiles or faience pieces of which it is to be made are laid out, face downwards, on a bed built to the design and contour of the 
particular surround required. A backing of rapid-hardening cement mixture with suitable reinforcement is then applied, and allowed twenty-four hours or so to set and harden. The surround is then lifted from 
its bed, and the joints are raked and pointed. A final cleaning, and it is ready for dispatch. 

 

The Sherborne

 

The Berkeley

 

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From: "A Century of Progress 1837-1937" a publication to commemorate The Centenary of Richards Tiles Ltd.