Classic Checks
Cambridge
Traditional check using 151mm/6" squares in the colours of your choice. It is set a 90o to the border/wall. Shown here with a simple border incorporating a Cavendish hand-decorated border Black on Dover White.
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Add a third colour creates a gingham-like effect. Shown here with a simple border.
View DetailsDorchester
Check pattern using 106mm/41/8” squares in the colours of your choice. It’s like Wellington, but on the slant, set at 45˚ to the border/wall. Shown here with Clare border.
View DetailsDorchester 4 Colour
Here four colours have been combined to create a gingham effect. Shown here with Woolf border.
View DetailsOxford
Check pattern using 151mm/6” squares in the colours of your choice. It’s like Cambridge, but on a slant, set at 45˚ to the border/wall. Shown here with Kingsley border.
View DetailsOxford 3 Colour
Move away from contrasting colours and combine light, medium and dark tones to create a softer effect. Shown here with modified Melville border.
View DetailsScarborough
A simple pleasing pattern, this is also typical in parquet flooring. Made from the 151 x 75mm/6” x 3” rectangle, Scarborough is perfect for hallways and small areas. Shown left in Dover White with a simple framing border. The pattern is plain enough to be complemented by Carroll, a more complex border.
View DetailsStornoway
Two different sizes of rectangle make up this chevron effect. Why not add more interest with a Woolf border made from triangles
View DetailsWellington
Traditional check using 106mm/41/8” squares in the colour/s of your choice. It is set at 90˚ to the border/wall. Shown here with Shelley border.
View DetailsWellington 4 Colour
Here four colours have been combined to create a woven effect. Shown here with modified Melville border.
View DetailsWhitby
A bolder chevron design using the new large 305 x 75mm/12” x 3”, shown here in White. Alternatives could be Black with Dover White, Black and Red or Chester Mews or Revival Grey. Shown here framed with a border made from the same 305 x 75mm/12” x 3” rectangle.
View DetailsSimple Geometry
Ambleside
A basket weave made up from small squares and rectangles. Add a simple printed border for the finishing touch. Shown here with Greek Key border.
View DetailsBrighton
Like Edinburgh (left) but made from smaller pieces. Shown here with a simple border using rectangles.
View DetailsEdinburgh
Edinburgh is a straightforward lattice design created from squares and rectangles. You can ring the changes by altering the colours used, from bold Red, Black and Old London to the softer Grey, Dover White and Black. Shown here with a simple border.
View DetailsLincoln
Another woven effect design using the small 53mm/2” square and matching rectangle. Shown here with a simple border.
View DetailsNorwich
Similar to Brighton, but on the diagonal, which can make a room look larger. Shown with a modified Kingsley border.
View DetailsPerfect symmetry
Conway
Conway’s grid pattern is on the diagonal, similar to Fotheringhay. Shown with modified Browning border.
View DetailsFotheringhay
A popular traditional design that looks good in any colour combination. Include a decorative tile for extra interest. Shown with a simple border.
View DetailsRichmond
Geometric tiles in traditional colours and designs are the perfect partner to our heritage Artworks range of ceramic wall tiles, as handsomely illustrated above. Shown with a Browning border.
View DetailsDiamonds are forever
Bloomsbury
A modern take on an Art Deco pattern, using diamonds for a crips geometric look. Show with a Kingsley Border
View DetailsSt Andrews
This pattern offers simplicity in both design and installation, especially if you combine it with a line border. Shown with a border incorporating a Melbourne decorated tile.
View DetailsSt Andrews 3 Colour
Same shape, different look. The diamond tile is available in eight colours, so you could try different colour combinations. Shown with a Burns border.
View DetailsSunningdale
Another more complex variation, developing diamonds within diamonds. Shown with a modified Rossetti border.
View DetailsA perfect fit
Carlisle
An additional colour adds extra appeal, ideal for a larger expanse of flooring. Shown with a modified Woolf border.
View DetailsHuntingdon
Huntingdon includes a different hexagon to the others shown on this page. It’s a very useful shape particularly when creating borders. Shown with modified Bronte border incorporating Colebrooke decorated tile.
View DetailsStratford
A cheerful pattern that’s easy to install in either sized hexagon. Shown with a simple border.
View DetailsClassic combinations
Ashbourne
Similar to Chesterfield, using the 106mm/4” octagon and 53mm/2” square. Shown with a modified Kingsley border.
View DetailsChesterfield
The pattern is the same layout as York but the square is bigger (75mm/3”) and placed alongside the longer edges of the octagon. Shown here with Kingsley border.
View DetailsHarrogate
A reduced scale version of York using the 106mm/4” octagon and 37mm/1” square, suited to smaller areas like porches and halls. Shown with a modified Austen border.
View DetailsYork
A confident pattern made from the large 151mm/6” octagon paired with the 53mm/2” square. Typically in black and white but looks good in any colour combination. Shown with a Byron border.
View DetailsAuthentic and timeless
Arundel 3 Colour (Dover White/Grey/Pugin Blue)
View DetailsArundel 3 Colour (Red/Green/Buff)
As the picture left shows, patterns look beautiful when seen from overhead, making these tiles an ideal choice for a hall at the bottom of a staircase. Shown with a Bronte border.
View DetailsArundel 3 Colour (White/Black/Old London)
This pattern takes on a bolder look in White, Black and Buff. Swatch shown with a Hardy border.
View DetailsTimeless charm
Chatsworth
A pattern as grand as the stately home that it was named after. Shown with a Browning border.
View DetailsInverlochy
This pattern takes its name from the design on the original floor at Inverlochy Castle, a grand Victorian house in Scotland. Queen Victoria wrote in her diary after a visit, “I never saw a lovelier or more romantic spot”. Shown with a Byron border.
View DetailsLindisfarne
A striking design enhanced with Livingstone, one of our hand decorated tiles. Shown with a Stevenson border.
View DetailsOsborne
A grand and complex design made up from many different sized squares and triangles in six colours. Shown with a Browning border.
View DetailsWarwick
Similar in layout to Inverlochy using both octagon and the hexagon piece. Shown with a Keats border.
View DetailsWestminster
Another complex design with an extensive repeating pattern. Shown with a Wordsworth border.
View DetailsGrand designs
Blenheim 3 colour
A traditional pattern in dramatic Black, Grey and Dover White. Shown with a simple border incorporating Telford Black on Dover White
View DetailsBlenheim 5 colour
A very popular pattern in traditional colours. An alternative colourway using Green instead of Blue and Brown is opposite. Shown here with a simple border incorporating Telford Blue.
View DetailsCliveden
View DetailsPerfect proportions
Eltham
The Rochester pattern scaled down by using smaller tiles. Shown with modified a Browning border.
View DetailsRochester 3 colour
This will be equally at home in traditional and contemporary settings. The same pattern, above, shows how altering the colours can really change the look. Shown with a Wilde border.
View DetailsRochester 5 colour
Warm colours and the addition of a Livingstone decorated tile gives a more traditional feel. Shown with a Wilde border.
View DetailsSavoy
Another traditional-style design using squares and triangles. Shown with a simple border.
View DetailsA lasting impression
Braemar
An intricate pattern of stars and squares. Shown with a modified Bronte border.
View DetailsLambeth
Based on a grid pattern and created from squares and triangles. Shown with a modified Wordsworth border.
View DetailsTenby
A pretty pattern which is enhanced by including the Cardigan hand decorated drop in tile. Shown with a Kingsley border.
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