{"id":88,"date":"2013-06-08T21:22:59","date_gmt":"2013-06-08T21:22:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tilesoc.hostinguk.org\/tacs\/?page_id=88"},"modified":"2023-11-18T22:56:17","modified_gmt":"2023-11-18T22:56:17","slug":"research","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/tilesoc.org.uk\/tacs\/research\/","title":{"rendered":"Research"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a name=\"Grants\"><\/a><\/p>\n<div id=\"research\">\n<h3>\u00a31000 Research Grants Available<\/h3>\n<p>In order to support historical research in the field of British-made decorative tiles and architectural ceramics, the Tiles and Architectural Ceramics Society (TACS) is offering <strong>grants of up to \u00a31,000 to suitable applicants<\/strong>. Please note that specific conservation projects (of objects or buildings) are not eligible unless a significant research element is included.<\/p>\n<p>Contact TACS for Details <a title=\"contact-tacs\" href=\"\/\/tilesoc.org.uk\/tacs\/index.php\/about-tacs\/#contact\"><a href=\"mailto:in&#102;&#111;&#064;tacs&#117;&#107;.o&#114;g\">&#105;&#110;&#102;&#111;&#64;t&#97;&#99;&#115;u&#107;.o&#114;&#103;<\/a><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a name=\"Gazetteer\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Tile Gazetteer<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"\/\/tilesoc.org.uk\/tacs\/index.php\/publications\/tile-gazetteer\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" style=\"margin-right: 20px;\" src=\"\/\/tilesoc.org.uk\/tacs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/tile_gazetteer_70x100.jpg\" alt=\"Tile Gazetteer\" width=\"70\" height=\"100\" border=\"0\" \/>Tile Gazetteer &#8211; A Guide to British Tile and Architectural Ceramics Locations<\/a>. This is the definitive gazetteer of <strong>in-situ: tile, mosaic and architectural ceramics sites in the UK<\/strong>. Arranged by county, the text is written in narrative form with all the highlights of each area described, dated and attributed wherever possible.<\/p>\n<p>An online <a href=\"\/\/tilesoc.org.uk\/tile-gazetteer\/index.html\">text only version of the Tile Gazetter<\/a> is available as an educational resource.<\/p>\n<h3>Other TACS publications<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"\/\/tilesoc.org.uk\/tacs\/index.php\/publications\/tacs-journal\/\">TACS Journal<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/\/tilesoc.org.uk\/tacs\/index.php\/publications\/glazed-expressions\/\">Glazed Expressions<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/\/tilesoc.org.uk\/tacs\/index.php\/publications\/minton-tiles-churches-staffordshire\/\">Minton Tiles in the Churches of Staffordshire<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/\/tilesoc.org.uk\/tacs\/index.php\/publications\/powell-opus-sectile\/\">Opus sectile work by Powell\u2019s of Whitefriars<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/\/tilesoc.org.uk\/tacs\/index.php\/tile-events\/conference-2006\/\">The TACS Church Ceramics Conference 2006<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div style=\"clear: both;\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<p><a name=\"Database\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>TACS Locations List<\/h3>\n<p>TACS members have identified around 6,000 examples of high quality tile and architectural ceramic work located in Britain. This information has been used to compile a comprehensive, <strong>list of sites of tiles, terracotta and faience panels, architectural detailing<\/strong>, and indeed whole buildings featuring these products.\u00a0<a style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\" href=\"\/\/tilesoc.org.uk\/locationslist\/tacsdb__LOCATIONS_list.php\">Search the TACS Locations List<\/a><span style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"clear: both;\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<p><a name=\"Locations\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Featured Ceramic Locations<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-ugb-columns ugb-columns ugb-35c2f12 ugb-columns--design-plain ugb-columns--columns-3 ugb-main-block\" id=\"\">\n<style>.ugb-35c2f12 > .ugb-inner-block > .ugb-block-content > .ugb-columns__item{grid-template-columns:0.99fr 0.99fr 1.02fr !important}<\/style>\n<div class=\"ugb-inner-block\">\n<div class=\"ugb-block-content\">\n<div class=\"ugb-columns__item ugb-35c2f12-content-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-ugb-column ugb-column ugb-2560df3 ugb-column--design-plain ugb-main-block\" id=\"\">\n<div class=\"ugb-inner-block\">\n<div class=\"ugb-block-content\">\n<div class=\"ugb-column__item ugb-2560df3-column-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"ugb-column__content-wrapper\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"\/\/tilesoc.org.uk\/tacs\/index.php\/research\/st-giles-r-c-church-cheadle-staffordshire\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/\/tilesoc.org.uk\/tacs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/st-giles-cheadle-12-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"St Giles R. C. Church, Cheadle, Staffordshire\" class=\"wp-image-891\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n<p>St Giles R. C. Church, Cheadle, Staffordshire<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-ugb-column ugb-column ugb-015ff14 ugb-column--design-plain ugb-main-block\" id=\"\">\n<div class=\"ugb-inner-block\">\n<div class=\"ugb-block-content\">\n<div class=\"ugb-column__item ugb-015ff14-column-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"ugb-column__content-wrapper\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"\/\/tilesoc.org.uk\/tacs\/index.php\/research\/church-st-mary-virgin-shrewsbury\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/\/tilesoc.org.uk\/tacs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/opus-sectile-stmarys-shrewsbury1-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Church of St Mary the Virgin, Shrewsbury, Shropshire.\" class=\"wp-image-690\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n<p>Church of St Mary the Virgin, Shrewsbury, Shropshire.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-ugb-column ugb-column ugb-fd640c5 ugb-column--design-plain ugb-main-block\" id=\"\">\n<div class=\"ugb-inner-block\">\n<div class=\"ugb-block-content\">\n<div class=\"ugb-column__item ugb-fd640c5-column-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"ugb-column__content-wrapper\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><a href=\"\/\/tilesoc.org.uk\/tacs\/index.php\/research\/tiles-terracotta-walking-tour-leicester-2018\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/\/tilesoc.org.uk\/tacs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/leicester-tile-tour-120x120.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1666\" width=\"149\" height=\"149\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n<p>A Tiles and Terracotta Walking Tour of Leicester. 2018<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><a name=\"Grants\"><\/a><\/p>\n<div id=\"research\">\n\u00a31000 Research Grants Available<\/p>\n<p>In order to support historical research in the field of British-made decorative tiles and architectural ceramics, the Tiles and Architectural Ceramics Society (TACS) is offering <strong>grants of up to \u00a31,000 to suitable applicants<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"ellipsis\">&hellip;<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"read-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tilesoc.org.uk\/tacs\/research\/\">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-88","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>\u00a31000 Research Grants Available In order to support historical research in the field of British-made decorative tiles and architectural ceramics, the Tiles and Architectural Ceramics Society (TACS) is offering grants of up to \u00a31,000 to suitable applicants. 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