Traditional brick shaped white subway/metro tiles

[Lupa Monkey]

...you know like the ones used on the london underground and found in 50's kitchens and bathrooms.

Why am I finding it so difficult to find these tiles?

So far I've only found really expensive ones on the Fired Earth website for approx £1-£1.60 ea I was hoping not to pay more than 40p ea for them


I thought these would be quite easy to source as they are traditional and stylish.


Any ideas?

P.S. I want the non-beveled edged ones. I've managed to find beveled ones in Wickes but I find them too fussy.

 

[Jasonb]

I saw som flat ones in B&Q warehouse last week, not quite as flat as a brick probably 100x200.

H.R.Johnson also do their Prismatics (plain colours) in 100x200 in gloss & satin white, any decent tile shop will be able to get these for you

Jason

 

[noseall]

try here, scroll down the web page.http://www.ukhomeideas.co.uk/ideas/tiles-flooring/ceramic-wall-tiles/

 

[Trazor]

These tiles always remind me of public toilets, each to there own I supose

 

[JohnD]

Torchwood bunker.

 

[Lupa Monkey]

Thanks for the suggestions guys I've sent a couple of emails to them.

I was thinking more London underground JohnD

I quite like the public toilet look actually trazor

 

[^woody^]

It does not help, but these are actually glazed bricks, and not tiles

 

[Lupa Monkey]

Did you forget to add the link woody?

 

[Lupa Monkey]

Oh I see, you're talking about the underground tiles.

 

[^woody^]

No link, just my recollection from college of "the oldern days".

All these were glazed bricks and used in a sanitary areas and where a wipe clean surface was required - non of this plastering lark, and no tiling either. The brickies had to work to a high standard with these.

 

[JohnD]

very very narrow mortar joint too. have seen them in old hotel kitchens.