Lapicida
One of the world’s leading international tile and stone specialists have created an exclusive collection of genuine limestone floors, inspired by sites in the care of English Heritage. The highest quality, hard-wearing limestone has been sourced to create this collection, which reflects styles of flooring found at English Heritage sites.
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Lapicida has created an exclusive collection of genuine limestone floors in partnership with English Heritage. Each hard-wearing stone is available in three formats and four distinct colourways: Belsay Blue Beige, Blackfriars Cream, Brockhurst Blue and Marble Hill White. Each stone has been chosen for its character and quality as the best natural stone stands the test of time. Hand-finishing with diamond brushing improves durability and gives each stone a distinctive character and a desirable, aged appearance. This makes the collection the ideal choice for giving interiors a sense of timeless beauty and classic sophistication, whether in a traditional property or a contemporary setting. Lapicida is considered to be one of the world’s leading tile and stone specialists.
By shopping these exclusive collections you're further supporting the valuable work of English Heritage in caring for hundreds of sites and millions of artefacts from England's history.
Marble Hill White
Marble Hill was built in the 1720s for Henrietta Howard, mistress of King George II when he was Prince of Wales. With its elegant interiors, this Palladian style Georgian period villa is one of London’s finest historic houses.
Marble Hill was saved from destruction in 1902 and is one of the last complete survivors of the palatial villas and gardens that once bordered the Thames in Twickenham.
The elegant interiors, and in particular the spacious hall of this Georgian villa provided the inspiration for the Marble Hill White limestone floor.
Shop Marble Hill WhiteBrockhurst Blue
Fort Brockhurst in Gosport, guarding Portsmouth harbour, dates back to the mid-nineteenth century and was built to defend England’s shores from invasion by the French. Fortunately, that never occurred and this impressive and heavily fortified polygonal fort remains undamaged by enemy fire.
The robust fortifications of Fort Brockhurst are where the Brockhurst Blue limestone flooring found its inspiration.
Shop Brockhurst BlueBlackfriars Cream
One of the most complete Dominican friaries from the Middle Ages, Blackfriars was built in the thirteenth-century to house forty friars who worshipped, preached and carried out charitable work. In the sixteenth-century it became a mansion and weaving factory before the west range was converted into terraced housing and the library into a bottling plant.
The friary’s limestone floors have withstood almost seven centuries of constant wear. The surviving structures and the friary’s long history provided the inspiration for our Blackfriars Cream flooring.
The surviving structures and the friary’s long history provided the inspiration for the Blackfriars Cream flooring. With their beautiful aged finish and subtle tones, this rich creamy beige limestone creates serene interior spaces.
Shop Blackfriars CreamBelsay Blue Beige
Set in 30-acres of Grade I listed gardens, Belsay Hall is a Regency style country house in Northumberland widely regarded as the first British country house built entirely in the fashionable Greek revival style. It was built over 200 years ago to owner Sir Charles Monck’s design.
The impressive Pillar Hall atrium at the centre of Belsay Hall, with its limestone Doric columns and brass balustrades, has the feel of a classical villa.
The wonderful mellow patina of the limestone found in the Pillar Hall at Belsay Hall is the inspiration for the Belsay Blue Beige flooring.
Shop Belsay Blue BeigeInspired by historic sites in our care:
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BELSAY HALL, NORTHUMBERLAND
Set within the evocative landscape of Northumberland’s ‘border country', discover Belsay's medieval castle, Greek Revival mansion and a much loved quarry garden.
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FORT BROCKHURST, HAMPSHIRE
One of a number of forts built in the 1850s and 1860s to protect Portsmouth and its harbour against a French invasion.
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Marble Hill, London
The last complete survivor of the elegant villas and gardens which bordered the Thames between Richmond and Hampton Court in the 18th century.
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BLACKFRIARS PRIORY, GLOUCESTER
One of the most complete surviving Dominican friaries in England, later converted into a Tudor house and cloth factory
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