The Cathedral Porch

The flooring of the Porch of St Joseph's Cathedral, which had been in concrete, was tiled in November 1890. The underneath side of the tile is impressed with the name of the firm which supplies the tiles - Villeroy, Boch, Mettlach. The firm of Villeroy and Boch was founded in 1841 on the amalgamation of the potteries of Villeroy established in 1879 in Alsace, and the potteries of Boch established in 1766, and which in 1809 bought the Abbey of Mettlach in Rhenish Prussia for making pottery. Mosaic tiles were produced there from 1852.

In 1890, to meet the demand in Britian Villeroy and Boch had agents in Hatton Garden, London, from where they sold mosaics, individual tiles and panels, in addition to a wide range of earthenware and other ceramic goods. Research sources indicate that the technique used in the manufacture of the tiles for St Joseph's Cathedral was either spraying or blocking printing on a stoneware body. The floors of the North and South Towers were laid with similar tiles at the same time.

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