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🤔 Ever wondered who makes the terracotta on landmark buildings?

More often than not, it's us - handcrafting architectural terracotta & faience in Blackburn, UK, for restorations and bold new builds alike. 🏛️ Specialist manufacturer of bespoke architectural terracotta & faience for heritage restoration and contemporary new builds

19/10/2026

200 handmade ceramic tiles, 16 colours, a façade that shifts with the light throughout the day, Leeds Playhouse is one of the most vivid expressions of ceramic in recent British architecture. 🧡
Page\Park Architects brought us in from the earliest design stages, and that early, open collaboration is what made this project special. The result: a building that feels genuinely alive, rooted in Leeds's own ceramic tradition and crafted using the same techniques we've refined since the late 1800s.

Images credit: Anthony Robling

16/10/2026

The Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM) is one of Canada's most prominent French-language universities, its campus at the heart of Montreal's vibrant Latin Quarter.
In 2022, we were appointed to carry out exterior elevation terracotta block replacements, including decorative elements and cornices, each unit handcrafted in Blackburn, Lancashire, to faithfully replicate the original profiles and finish, restoring the façades' character for years to come.
Another Canadian commission reflecting our growing reputation as a trusted specialist for heritage terracotta restoration across North America. 🧡

14/10/2026

Indianapolis, here we come 🧡 It’s our third consecutive year at APT International, and we’re proud to be Bronze sponsors again.
Michael Blackburn and Simona Weldon will be at Booth 108, ready to talk terracotta restoration and like-for-like replacements. Whatever stage your project is at, come and say hello.
Can’t wait to catch up with old friends and meet new ones! 🙌

12/10/2026

Next time you're on Blackpool promenade, take a closer look at the Tower. It's been there since 1894, but the terracotta you're looking at has been restored by us to last generations more. 🗼
As part of Blackpool Council's conservation programme, our craftspeople handmade the replacement pieces for the nine arched bays of the sea-facing façade, faithfully matching every decorative panel and arch to the originals.
A landmark modelled on the Eiffel Tower, restored to stay part of the seafront for years to come. 🧡

Have a project brief? Request a quote, we're happy to help.

09/10/2026

PS-128K in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn, is one of New York City's many landmark public school buildings whose terracotta façade requires specialist care to preserve.
Working from the existing profiles, we produced around 400 individual moulds and manufactured approximately 1,500 terracotta units for the upper parapet replacement, each piece handcrafted to faithfully replicate the original detailing. The scale of mould-making alone reflects a level of craft no off-the-shelf supplier can match. 🧡

05/10/2026

At the end of Bath's Great Pulteney Street, in the heart of a UNESCO World Heritage Site, Eric Parry Architects gave the Holburne Museum's new extension a ceramic façade unlike anything around it. 🧡

We handcrafted the glazed terracotta facade, including the fins that seem to float above the glass below, each one slip cast, two-coat glazed, finished in a bluey-green mottled tone that shifts with the light and the gardens beyond.
Technical precision meets real sensitivity to place. Proud to have been part of it.

Working on something similar? Drop us a message.

Images credit: Paul Riddle, Eric Parry Architects

30/09/2026

So many glazes, so many choices. 🧡 It’s no wonder our glaze development lab is the favourite stop for architects visiting in the factory. When it comes to colour, the sky’s the limit.

28/09/2026

Something to celebrate this week: we're a finalist for Heritage Manufacturer at the Made in Britain Impact Awards 2026 🥳🥳🥳

Thank you to Made in Britain for the recognition, and to our craftspeople, whose skill and care are behind everything we make.
It's a real honour to be shortlisted alongside so many brilliant British manufacturers. Congratulations to all the finalists, and best of luck to everyone! 🙌

The Shortlist here 👉 https://www.madeinbritain.org/news/the-shortlist-impact-awards-2026-sept-26

24/09/2026

From 3D scan to kiln-fired replacement, Jon Wilson and Paul Heaton will walk through the full lifecycle of a historic terracotta restoration at Demo Day on October 1st 🧡
A hands-on look at what it really takes to specify and source like-for-like terracotta for landmarked buildings.

Details and registration here: https://icri-ny.org/demo-day-attendees/

21/09/2026

We're back at APT International 2026!
See you there!

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Building 0, Ribble House, Ribble Business Park, Challenge Way
Blackburn
BB15

Opening Hours

Monday	9am - 5pm
Tuesday	9am - 5pm
Wednesday	9am - 5pm
Thursday	9am - 5pm
Friday	9am - 5pm

Website

http://www.darwenterracotta.com/

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