fɹʌm nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd θɹˈiː, ðɪ ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ ˈɑːɹkɪtˌɛkt lˈɛsli ɡɹˈiːn jˈuːzd ɐn ɪndˈʌstɹɪəl, sˈɑːlɪd, sˈæŋ də bˈoʊʌf ɡlˈeɪz ɔnðə ɡlˈeɪzd ˌɑːɹkɪtˈɛktʃɚɹəl tˈɛɹəkˈɑːɾə tˈaɪlz fɚðɪ ɛkstˈɪɹiɚz ʌvðə stˈeɪʃənz əvə lˈɑːɹdʒ pˈɑːɹt ʌvðə lˈʌndən ˌʌndɚɡɹˈaʊnd sˈɪstəm, wˌɪtʃ wʌz ðˈɛn dᵻvˈaɪdᵻd bᵻtwˌiːn ɐ nˈʌmbɚɹ ʌv kəmˈɜːʃəl kˈʌmpəniz.
From 1903, the English architect Leslie Green used an industrial, solid, sang de boeuf glaze on the glazed architectural terra-cotta tiles for the exteriors of the stations of a large part of the London Underground system, which was then divided between a number of commercial companies.