| Home | About Dreadnought |
Tile Colours |
Roof Components |
Design Ideas |
Technical Library |
Re-Roofing | Roof Gallery |
Enquiries |
| Home | About Dreadnought |
Tile Colours |
Roof Components |
Design Ideas |
Technical Library |
Re-Roofing | Roof Gallery |
Enquiries |
|
|
Dreadnought - History and tradition since 1805
200 Years of DreadnoughtDreadnought began manufacturing clay roof tiles in 1805 and have continued production on the same site ever since. The company's objective has been throughout its history to manufacture the finest plain clay roof tiles available. We use Etruria Marl clay from our own quarry located close by. The extract from our first brochure printed in the 1920's extoles the virtues of the Etruria Marl clay found in the seam running through the area. "Roofing Tiles made at these works 100 years ago are on buildings now and in perfect condition, the clay being the strongest in the Kingdom". Our passionate belief in natural clay colours was not borne of modern marketing. Again our 1920's brochure highlights the fact that all Dreadnought Tiles are "Natural colours not stained".
Fire in 1967 which burnt down a large part of the Works
The Works in 1964
Barrow Girls 1961
Hinton Perry & Davenhill Tile Works 1940's
1940's entrance to Hinton Perry & Davenhill
1924 - Dreadnought Ladies Most of the heavy manual work was carried out by women at this time.
Labourers 1912 |
||||||||||||||||||
Hinton Perry & Davenhill Ltd. Hinton Perry & Davenhill Ltd, is a company registered in England & Wales with Reg number 610931 Copyright 2010© |