church & school
For over thirty years, Olde English Tiles Australia has been entrusted to restore and renovate churches around Australia.
On every project, we've undertaken significant efforts to ensure that these churches have been outfitted with heritage design elements that are both authentic and representative of the heritage era the building pertains to. Our signature Tessellated Tiles collection, which are comprised of super strong, life-proof Winckelmans Tiles, are the industry choice for authentically-coloured tiles that withstand the heavy traffic conditions pertinent to church life.
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Heathcote Hall is a heritage listed Victorian Italianate mansion in the Sutherland Shire. Built in 1887, it was designed by leading Sydney architect Thomas Rowe. For over 50 years the house regularly changed hands however, soon after WWII it was acquired by the Farrelly family, remaining in their possession till 2016 when it was sold to Fuzortinn P/L, who plan to restore the historic building and develop apartments & townhouses on the 4 acre site.
One element of the mansion's restoration involved the ornate tessellated entrance hall floor, part of which had collapsed due to water damage rotting the timber floor supporting the tiles. Enter Olde English Tiles. Due to the villa's heritage listing and its cultural/architectural significance, our approach to the restoration was complex and laborious, more closely resembling the efforts of archaeologists than tilers, requiring: the removal of every tile after meticulously recording the intricate geometric pattern, removing the concrete and rotten floor boards, acid washing the original tiles to remove 135 years of dirt, grime & cement, & reassembling the tessellated floor in our warehouse in order to calculate precisely the amount of damage. From there we colour matched the original Maw & Co English tiles with our range, and re-cut our metric sized tiles to an Imperial size. It also necessitated the replication of more than half a dozen encaustic tile patterns. Once the entrance floor's substrate was rebuilt, we were able to relay the restored original tessellated floor.
The final result is a testament to the unstinting dedication to excellence of the developer - Pariter, Jasara Construction, the heritage architects and the team at Olde English Tiles.
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Originally called Mount Royal, the main building of the Strathfield campus of ACU is a heritage listed mansion built in 1887, and designed by H.C.Kent for the wealthy wool merchant & Strathfield mayor, John Hinchcliff. However, its most notable tenant was undoubtedly Sir George Reid, Premier of NSW, and later Prime Minister of Australia. In 1907 the property was sold to the Christian Brothers, and in 1962 it underwent extensive renovations, adapting it for use as a university. In 2016 Mount Royal was added to the NSW State Heritage Register. In 2019 Olde English Tiles was approached to supply and install tessellated tiles in several locations around the campus.
Mount Royal, today known as the Edmund Rice Building, is a 2 storey, face brick villa in the 'Victorian Italianate' style. It has also been described as an early example of the Queen Anne Revival style. The front verandah features the Bristol pattern in traditional colours, combined with a modified Norwood border. A Windsor pattern plus a custom border, in tones of white, grey & black has been installed on the large curved pavement of the 2 storey arcade connecting the Barron Chapel to the Edmund Rice Building, while a second 2 storey arcade running between the Chapel and the Mullen Wing features a herringbone pattern tessellated floor with a Balmain border.
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Olde English Tiles was recently approached to restore the grand tessellated entrance floor of historic Shubra Hall in Croydon. It was built between 1869-88 for Anthony Hordern III of the legendary Hordern family, probably by the City Architect Albert Bond. The architectural style is Victorian Second Empire, and incorporates a wealth of eclectic design elements, including Romanesque, French Renaissance & Aesthetic Movement. In 1891 it was purchased by the Presbyterian Church and converted into a girls school - PLC Croydon.
In 2014 Shubra Hall was added to the NSW State Heritage Register in recognition that "The place is important in demonstrating aesthetic characteristics and a high degree of creative or technical achievement in NSW". It was, therefore, no surprise that the brief given to Olde English by the builders @Azar Building required that we install an exact replica of the existing floor, as the original had deteriorated to such an extent that it couldn't be saved. This required the fabrication of several special screens to enable the reproduction of the various encaustic tiles, plus matching the 1880s tessellated colours. The other key challenge for the tilers was posed by the tightly curved corners of the entrance, a feature that contributes to the space's unique charm.
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A special custom pattern and border at St Phillips church adds character and striking design to a local church loved by thousands of Melbournians.
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The Olde English I pattern at St Mary's church was restored to match the pattern originally laid hundreds of years ago at this beautiful, historic place of worship.
