YORYM 1995.4 - 50-52 MONKGATE, YORK

CERAMIC BUILDING MATERIAL

S Garside-Neville

 

Roman Material

Roofing material is present, along with examples of Roman brick. There is some evidence or re-use, in that there are traces of mortar along a broken edge in context 39.

Medieval Material

There are examples of 12th to early 13th century medieval flange tile from contexts 10 and   31.  These two fragments are very

distinctive in that the flanges are very small, almost non­existent.  Plain roofing tile (loosely dated to between 13th and 15th century), which may be either peg or nib tile, occurs, with a possible 14th century fabric in context 8.  There is one example of brick, in context 10, which can be dated to between the 14th and 15th century according to its measurements.

Discussion/Recommendations

It is recommended that this sample is fully recorded and processed so that it can be used to contribute to the study of ceramic building materials in the city of York.  This would involve identifying fabrics and forms, weighing, measuring and where appropriate discarding unfeatured fragments.  In the case of the Roman material the tegula flange profiles (context 38, the cutaway form (context 38), and the signature (context 38) should be recorded as these may further contribute to dating and the characterization of the local industry.

There sherds of pottery in contexts 20 and 39.

LISTING

Key

Brick = Medieval or post Medieval brick

Flanged = 12th/early 13th century roof tile Imbrex = Roman roof tile

Nib = Medieval roof tile Peg = Medieval roof tile

Plain roof tile = Medieval roof tile,  either peg or nib tile Ridge = Medieval roof tile

Tegula = Roman roof tile

 

Context           Form/s                                    Date

8                 Plain roof tile                          14-15th

 

10                Roman brick, ?Flanged tile, Plain roof

                  tile,Peg                                 14-15th

 

15                Plain roof tile                          13-15th

 

20                Roman brick, Pottery, Plain roof tile    13-15th

22                Plain roof tile                          13-15th

26                Roman brick                              Roman

31                Roman brick, Tegula, ?Flanged tile,

                  Plain roof                               13-15th

 

34                Roman brick                              Roman

36                Roman brick, Tegula                      Roman

37                Roman brick, Imbrex, Tegula,?Plain

                  roof tile                                ?Roman

 

38                Roman brick, Imbrex                      Roman

39                Roman brick, Tegula, Amphora             Roman