How were Winchester Cathedral’s 13th century inlaid tiles made?
St Bartholomew's Church, King Alfred Place, Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 7DF
The inlaid floor tiles at Winchester Cathedral are one of the biggest and best tile pavements that we have in Europe. However all records and knowledge as to how they were made was lost in 1500's so no-one knows how they were made. I have been striving to relearn and recreate the craft of tile making. The talk will look at the types of tiles that were made in medieval times and how I have developed skills and techniques to replicate the original work. The talk will include a demonstration that show cases the ways I have found to recreate the tiles.
NB sign up (through the Heritage Open Day website) forHyde900’s Medieval Tile Making and have a go at making a tile yourself.
Timings
- Saturday 19 September:
- 1400-1500
Location & directions
St Bartholomew's Church, King Alfred Place, Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 7DF
- Directions:
- There are a number of ways to find us: 1.) Hop on a King Alfred Vintage Bus (participating in the Heritage Open Day). They operate regular FREE bus trips from Winchester city centre to Hyde (approx 10 minutes) and back. 2.) Nearby Car Parks: Coach Park SO23 7EL, Worthy Lane SO23 7AB, River Park SO23 7DQ, St Peter's SO23 7DD 3.) What3words ///norms.airliners.averages
- Contact on day:
- Francesca Sluman
- Telephone number:
- +447811735871
Booking information
- Pre-booking requirement:
- Pre-booking required
- Booking conditions:
- Booking required
- Booking contact name:
- Hampshire History Trust
- Booking email:
- [email protected]
- Booking website:
- https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/hampshire-history-trust
- Booking opens:
- 27 Aug 2026 09:00 AM
- Booking closes:
- 18 Sep 2026 03:00 PM
Additional information
- Max number of people:
- 40
- Estimated duration:
- 1 hour(s) 0 minute(s)
