Tiles with fleur-de-lys pattern

Minton

Originally laid during Sydney Smirke's restoration of 1844-45

Chapter House, York Minster

The signage here explains that "many still have their original yellow overglaze" and that an 1845 invoice indicates that "four patterns are unique to York Minster."

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