Victorian Floor Tiles

A Victorian hallway floor is the image most people picture when they think of period tiling, and for good reason. Small unglazed tiles, coloured through the body, come together in patterns framed by a border that runs the length of the hall, drawing the eye toward the front door and making even a narrow terrace hallway feel like a proper entrance.

The shapes themselves are simple, honed down over generations to a handful of forms: squares, triangles, hexagons and octagons with dots, alongside the half and quarter pieces that turn corners and close edges neatly. It's the arrangement that creates the character, from a tight two-colour chequerboard that feels calm and graphic through to a fuller pattern with a double border and cabochon corners that feels far more ornate, all built from the same handful of shapes.

Traditional colourways push the look further toward its Victorian roots, softening the graphic clarity of a two-tone floor into something that sits comfortably against original joinery and plasterwork in an older property.

Our floors work happily over underfloor heating and hold up well in hallways, kitchens, utility rooms and boot rooms, with an unglazed surface that offers dependable grip underfoot.