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Top floor: Minton tiles inspire a remarkable devotion

20 March 2021

9:00 AM

20 March 2021

9:00 AM

It’s only since I moved to Staffordshire that I’ve come to appreciate that some of the finest works of public art aren’t on the walls of great buildings, but on their floors. Staffordshire, of course, is the home of Minton tiles — one of the most successful British exports of the Victorian era.

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