{"id":85,"date":"2013-06-08T21:22:25","date_gmt":"2013-06-08T21:22:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tilesoc.hostinguk.org\/tacs\/?page_id=85"},"modified":"2024-09-09T16:35:21","modified_gmt":"2024-09-09T16:35:21","slug":"conservation","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/tilesoc.org.uk\/tacs\/conservation\/","title":{"rendered":"Conservation"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">TACS Information Sheets<\/h2>\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-columns stk-block-columns stk-block stk-28b3765\" data-block-id=\"28b3765\">\n<div class=\"stk-row stk-inner-blocks stk-block-content stk-content-align stk-28b3765-column\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-4d01c74\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"4d01c74\">\n<style>@media screen and (min-width:768px){.stk-4d01c74{flex:var(--stk-flex-grow,1) 1 calc(59.8% - var(--stk-column-gap,0px) * 1 \/ 2 ) !important}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-4d01c74-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\">\n<div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-4d01c74-inner-blocks\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-vimeo wp-block-embed-vimeo wp-embed-aspect-9-16 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Cleaning Historic Tiles\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/807229314?h=ba49ade3a8&amp;dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"511\" height=\"908\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; web-share\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Short video on cleaning historic tiles<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-81c90ab\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"81c90ab\">\n<style>@media screen and (min-width:768px){.stk-81c90ab{flex:var(--stk-flex-grow,1) 1 calc(40.2% - var(--stk-column-gap,0px) * 1 \/ 2 ) !important}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-81c90ab-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\">\n<div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-81c90ab-inner-blocks\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"\/\/tilesoc.org.uk\/tacs\/index.php\/conservation\/cleaning-victorian-encaustic-floor-tiles\/\">Cleaning Victorian Encaustic &amp; Geometric Floor Tiles<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/\/tilesoc.org.uk\/tacs\/index.php\/conservation\/cleaning-glazed-surfaces\/\">Cleaning Glazed Surfaces<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/\/tilesoc.org.uk\/tacs\/index.php\/conservation\/caring-tile-collection\/\">Caring for the Tile Collection<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/\/tilesoc.org.uk\/tacs\/index.php\/conservation\/paint-removal-glazed-surfaces\/\">Paint&nbsp;Removal from Glazed Surfaces<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/\/tilesoc.org.uk\/tacs\/index.php\/conservation\/how-to-set-about-conservation\/\">How to set about conservation of tiles, terracotta, and faience<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>TACS Information Sheets are courtesy&nbsp;of the Jackfield Conservation Studio. TACS and&nbsp;the Jackfield Conservation Studio do not accept responsibility&nbsp;for the results of any action taken following the use&nbsp;of these guidelines.<\/strong><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tilesoc.org.uk\/tacs\/index.php\/terracotta-conference\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"275\" height=\"100\" src=\"https:\/\/tilesoc.org.uk\/tacs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/home-banner-conference-2021-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2637\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tilesoc.org.uk\/tacs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/home-banner-conference-2021-1.jpg 275w, https:\/\/tilesoc.org.uk\/tacs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/home-banner-conference-2021-1-100x36.jpg 100w, https:\/\/tilesoc.org.uk\/tacs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/home-banner-conference-2021-1-150x55.jpg 150w, https:\/\/tilesoc.org.uk\/tacs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/home-banner-conference-2021-1-200x73.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 275px) 100vw, 275px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Further reading<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Architectural Tiles: Conservation and Restoration, 2<sup>nd<\/sup>&nbsp;edition<\/strong>, by Lesley Durbin, ISBN: 978-0-415-84058-3, is published by Routledge and available in hardcover and ebook at&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.routledge.com\/books\/details\/9780415840583\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">http:\/\/www.routledge.com\/books\/details\/9780415840583\/<\/a>&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;The second edition builds on the success of the first with improved illustrations and several new topics.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Earth, Brick &amp; Terracotta, Practical Building Conservation series<br \/><\/strong>Tenth and last volume in the revised&nbsp;<em>Practical Building Conservation<\/em>&nbsp;series (1020 pages; hard copy only; \u00a3110;). The series is published on behalf of Historic England by Ashgate&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.routledge.com\/Practical-Building-Conservation-Earth-Brick-and-Terracotta\/England\/p\/book\/9780754645535\">https:\/\/www.routledge.com\/Practical-Building-Conservation-Earth-Brick-and-Terracotta\/England\/p\/book\/9780754645535<\/a>.&nbsp;&nbsp;This book includes a substantial section on the conservation of tiles (114 pages, principal author: Lesley Durbin; peer reviewer: Hans van Lemmen). As with all other parts of this series, the following subjects are described with respect to tiles:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>History and manufacture<\/li>\n<li>Deterioration and damage<\/li>\n<li>Assessment<\/li>\n<li>Treatment and repair<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The text is primarily targeted to a professional audience of architects and surveyors, defining best practice in conservation (methods and materials).<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading rich-text block-editor-rich-text__editable\">\u00a32,000 conservation grants available<\/h2>\n<p>The Tiles and Architectural Ceramics Society offers grants of up to \u00a32,000 in support of specific conservation projects.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/tilesoc.org.uk\/tacs\/index.php\/grants\/\">See the Grants page for more details on how to apply<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>TACS does not recommend&nbsp;or accept responsibility for the quality or performance of goods and&nbsp;services provided by any of the individuals firms or companies mentioned&nbsp;on this website or linked sites. Their details are merely provided for&nbsp;information.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>TACS Information Sheets<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-columns stk-block-columns stk-block stk-3bmgfst\" data-block-id=\"3bmgfst\">\n<div class=\"stk-row stk-inner-blocks stk-block-content stk-content-align stk-3bmgfst-column\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-wj9fjgb\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"wj9fjgb\">\n<style>@media screen and (min-width:768px){.stk-wj9fjgb{flex:var(--stk-flex-grow,1) 1 calc(59.8% - var(--stk-column-gap,0px) * 1 \/ 2 ) !important}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-wj9fjgb-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\">\n<div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-wj9fjgb-inner-blocks\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<\/div>\n<p>Short video on cleaning historic tiles\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-6385mjc\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"6385mjc\">\n<style>@media screen and (min-width:768px){.stk-6385mjc{flex:var(--stk-flex-grow,1) 1 calc(40.2% - var(--stk-column-gap,0px) * 1 \/ 2 ) !important}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-6385mjc-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\">\n<div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-6385mjc-inner-blocks\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"\/\/tilesoc.org.uk\/tacs\/index.php\/conservation\/cleaning-victorian-encaustic-floor-tiles\/\">Cleaning Victorian Encaustic &amp;<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"ellipsis\">&hellip;<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"read-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tilesoc.org.uk\/tacs\/conservation\/\">Read more &#8250;<\/a><\/div>\n<p><!-- end of .read-more --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-85","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"featured_image_urls_v2":{"full":"","thumbnail":"","medium":"","medium_large":"","large":"","1536x1536":"","2048x2048":"","responsive-100":"","responsive-150":"","responsive-200":"","responsive-300":"","responsive-450":"","responsive-600":"","responsive-900":"","rpwe-thumbnail":""},"post_excerpt_stackable_v2":"<p>TACS Information Sheets Short video on cleaning historic tiles Cleaning Victorian Encaustic &amp; Geometric Floor Tiles Cleaning Glazed Surfaces Caring for the Tile Collection Paint&nbsp;Removal from Glazed Surfaces How to set about conservation of tiles, terracotta, and faience TACS Information Sheets are courtesy&nbsp;of the Jackfield Conservation Studio. TACS and&nbsp;the Jackfield Conservation Studio do not accept responsibility&nbsp;for the results of any action taken following the use&nbsp;of these guidelines. Further reading Architectural Tiles: Conservation and Restoration, 2nd&nbsp;edition, by Lesley Durbin, ISBN: 978-0-415-84058-3, is published by Routledge and available in hardcover and ebook at&nbsp;http:\/\/www.routledge.com\/books\/details\/9780415840583\/&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;The second edition builds on the success of the&hellip;<\/p>\n","category_list_v2":"Uncategorized","author_info_v2":{"name":"admin","url":"https:\/\/tilesoc.org.uk\/tacs\/author\/admin\/"},"comments_num_v2":"0 comments","yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\r\n<title>Conservation - Tiles &amp; Architectural Ceramics Society (TACS)<\/title>\r\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Information on tile and architectural ceramic conservation and advice on cleaning and caring for tiles.\" \/>\r\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\r\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/tilesoc.org.uk\/tacs\/conservation\/\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Conservation - Tiles &amp; 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