In the Colonial years, when handmade brick was scarce, the availability of native clay also afforded Valley pioneers to build attractive brick chimneys with courses of brick corbelling. The result: ...

Twenty-six-year old Abraham B. Klay arrived in the United States with the skill to make roofing tiles and a head full of ideas about how to make them better. The happy confluence of Klay’s ...

As a descendant of the early American Oley Valley, I always admired the Colonial orange clay tile roofs of its frontier farmstead, which were the hallmark of its PA German/Dutch ancestors whose clay ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Close up of clay tile roof - R.tsubin/Getty Images A clay tile roof can make your home feel like a Mediterranean getaway, so it's ...

The handcrafted clay roof tiles may have been a ubiquitous feature in small towns and villages a few decades ago. Yet, a walk through one of them now will see a near absence of their presence, the ...

One of the most ubiquitous architectural elements around the world is the clay roof tile. Clay tiles have a history dating back to the Neolithic Age. They were first used as roofing in China and then ...

One of the oldest and most prestigious tile makers in Britain is in the Black Country. One of the oldest and most prestigious tile makers in Britain is in the Black Country. Hinton Perry & Davenhill ...