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from "Tom" contains these words:

I'm hoping to build some pillars in the garden out of the red terracotta
tiles you see in Spain,they use them end on for steps and flat in pillars
and walls so the visible bit is 6"x 1". Ideally, for my purpose they should
be approx 6"x 3"x 1" thick. does anyone know where I can obtain some? and
what are their proper name.

I could put you on to a supplier in South Norfolk, but they don't
deliver very far.

What they are called varies from area to area.

Here, they are 'pamments' (though they are a bit bigger than your 6"),
or floor-tiles.

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