Aldershaw Handmade Tiles

Aldershaw make 'Truly hand made roof and floor tiles' employing traditional methods and skills passed down by centuries of English tile makers.

The Wadhurst clay is dug from our own pit in the heart of the Sussex Countryside and imparts that warmth of colour in subtle tones of Red and Orange that is so characteristic of the Weald of Kent and Sussex.

Aldershaw hand made tiles are actively sought by conservationists, architects and planners whenever the project calls for something special and genuine.

Ancient or modern, Aldershaw tiles will enhance any property and will aid the planning process in areas of outstanding natural beauty or other sensitive areas.

Nothing can be as natural or authentic for conservation restoration or repair as the genuine Aldershaw tile,
its rich colours, subtle variations in texture create a patina that is usually only associated with the timeless
elegance of a by-gone age.

Aldershaw - Protecting England's Architectural Heritage

As with all 'Truly hand made' products each tile is a unique work of art, reflecting the individual craftsmanship of its maker.

Brick and tile are arguably the most important building materials and certainly the most visible components of the built environment in our villages, towns and cities.

The rationality of architectural design in Britain owes much to its geography and geology, building materials due to their weight were not transported for until the last few decades, which explains the wide range of colours available in different regions and due in the most part to the local geology of the materials used.

Compare if you will the orange and soft reds of the southeast with the blues and browns of Staffordshire, the Buffs of Cambridgeshire and Ely, the Limestone of the Pennines, the Slate of Wales & Cambria and the Granite of Scotland.

We produce products to blend in with most regions but in particular the Greater Southeast and Cambridge Ely and the Cotswold.

Sussex Heritage Trust Award

Many congratulations to Mr Anthony C D Kindell on his AWARD at the Sussex Heritage Trust Awards on Thursday 7th July at Pangdean Old Barn, Pyecombe.
 
There were 20 Awards and 14 Highly Commended projects announced this year at the sold out Awards luncheon hosted by the President of the Trust, The Rt Hon Lord Egremont, DL.
 
Here is the citation from Dr John Godfrey's speech:
 
“Down a country farm track about a mile north of Hastings is a factory whose produce contributes greatly to the conservation of many prestigious buildings throughout the British Isles and Eire and has done for the last seventeen years. 

It is where manufacture takes place and raw clay is transported into the beauty of radiant terracotta.
 
Aldershaw Handmade Tiles are a truly handmade process using the 150 million year old Wadhurst clay on their own site.  The tiles have bought beauty to many significant buildings. 

Recently a new roof on the Queen’s House at the Tower of London, a roof on the medieval barn Harmondsworth Great Barn, rooves on the Real Tennis Court at Hampton Court, St James’ Church in Piccadilly and the National Trust properties in West Wycombe. 

Internationally Aldershaw tiles have been supplied to a palace in Sweden, a chateau in Bordeaux, houses in Holland and floors in Eire and the USA.
 
To know that in all his time at Aldershaw Tony has not paid himself a salary, is perhaps the measure of a devotee of his art.
 
Recently, Tony has experience a stroke and despite his ill health he still is present daily for his workforce and customers.
 
A true and unsung hero of craftsmanship in Sussex.”