Mosiac tile

Mosiac tile piece consisiting of two square red tiles and one triangular white tile joining. The tile would have formed a mosaic tiled floor on a concrete backing made by Boote, T. and R. Ltd. Waterloo Road Works & Portland Works, in Burslem, Staffordshire which was founded in 1842. This is part of a large collection of individual tiles and fragments, and the remaining concrete backing from the porch of house number 7 Albert Parade. This is a typical style of Victorian floor. This object was excavated by Museum of Liverpool Archaeology and community volunteers during the Piermaster's Green Community Dig. The project investigated the homes of Dock Masters, Pier Masters and their families. Numbers 7, 8 and 10 Albert Parade were built by the Mersey Docks and Harbour Board in 1852 to accomidate staff for the Albert and Canning Docks. The houses were hit by an incendiary bomb during the Second World War.