The JACKFIELD TILE Museum Name

The JACKFIELD TILE Museum Key stage Two Worksheet & Guide

How many peacocks can you find in the museum?

Name

Craven Dunnill Jackfield Limited, Jackfield Tile Museum, Ironbridge Gorge, Shropshire TF8 7LJ telephone: 01952 884627 facsimile: 01952 884487 e-mail: [email protected] www.cravendunnill-jackfield.co.uk Introductory Gallery

Through the brass doors, first room of the museum.

Find the answers to these questions by reading the information on the walls.

1. What were the three most important rivers in England?

...... 2. Three types of boats were used to carry goods up and down the river severn, what were they?

...... 3. What were the five main local raw materials?

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4. In 1851 how many children were registered in school?

...... 5. Who were John Hornby Maws Sons?

...... & ...... 6. In what year was the severn valley railway opened?

......

In this room people would have chosen their tiles to buy from the factory. Look around. Choose and draw your two favourite tiles.

FascinatingFact! Floor tiles are made to be walked on so they are normally smooth and often unglazed. As wall tiles do not have this restriction they can have Touch the tiles on the walls. raised patterns and be Can you tell if they are highly decorative. floor or wall tiles?

Copy an encaustic floor tile. An encaustic floor tile.

Up the main staircase, turn right.

Looking into the old offices, can you list below things that are now different in modern offices.

Old Office Modern Office

Can you sketch the old telephone? What time is the clock stopped at?

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What was the phone number of the Craven Dunnill factory? ......

Left at the top of the staircase

FascinatingFact! This room was the original design studio of the Craven Dunnill factory.

Why do you think they put in such large windows? Find these tiles. What style are they? Find a tile with an animal on and draw it.

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Which famous artist influenced its design? ______

Find a flower or pattern and draw it.. When was this tile made?

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What does the tile next to this say? ______

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______Craven Dunnill Jackfield Limited, Jackfield Tile Museum, Ironbridge Gorge, Shropshire TF8 7LJ telephone: 01952 884627 facsimile: 01952 884487 e-mail: [email protected] www.cravendunnill-jackfield.co.uk Tiles everywhere

Continue through the arched doors

As you walk through the ‘tiles everywhere’ rooms, think about why tiles were used in each place.

Did you know....? Different tiles were used in each stations so people would know where they were, very helpful if you could not read.

Why else would the tiles be good in an underground staion?

Did you know....? The victorians put tiles on the outside of their shops as well, and often used them to create signs and adverts.

Why would tiles be good in a butchers shop?

Did you know....? Some churches and cathedrals have tiles dating back to the before the tudors, and they are still in use today.

Why would you put tiles on a church floor?

Did you know....? Most tiles can withstand extremly high temperatures, they even use them on the outside of the space shuttle to protect it as it returns to earth!

Where are the tiles in this room?

Did you know....? Victorians became more and more aware of germs and infection. They wanted to keep hospitals as clean as possible.

Why are tile better than other forms of decoration?

Did you know....? Before most people had bathrooms in their homes they used wash stands like this one. And jug of water and a bowl was all they had.

Why would tiles be good for bathrooms?

Keep walking around the corner and through the door

Can you find this tile mural of the Queen and sketch it?

Now you are at the end of the museum. Can you draw your favourite tile in the space below or write about the part of your visit you have enjoyed the most so far.

Down the stairs and to the left

What are tiles made from? FascinatingFact! Did you know that the press pushes the tile ______with the weight of three elephants?

How many tiles can be made on the press each day? O ______LISTEN, How much force does the What can you hear? press use to squeeze the clay into a tile shape?

The factory has machines like giant vacuum cleaners to keep the air ______Tonnes clean and healthy.

What temperature are the tiles heated to in the kiln?

o ______C

LOOK, What can you see? What does this sign mean? The modern factory has lots of saftey guards and signs to keep us safe. But most of the machines still used to make the tiles are over 150 years old!