S Garside-Neville

Roman Material

There is a small sample of Roman CBM, comprising brick and tegula. Both appear to be residual.

Medieval Material

The forms of roofing that show no method of suspension (ie no nib or peg) are called plain roofing. There are several examples of these. One fragment in context 6 is a fabric that begins to appear only in the 14th century. A complete peg tile is present in context 10. It is a typical example of York peg tile, having a central square peghole, with its size being about average.

Of particular note is the proliferation of the early medieval roof tile system (curved and flanged) which mimics the Roman type. The curved tile comes in either a green to brown glaze, mostly covering only the top of the tile, or in an unglazed version. The flanged tile (distinguishable from the Roman tegula by its small flange and medieval fabric) seems to have no glaze. However, there is one fragment from context 10 which has a dark brown glaze and a nail hole which could be the body of a flanged tile, but may be a glazed pegtile (which would be unusual in York). There is also another fragment from context 10 which could be a flanged tile body piece, which has a green glaze. One possible plain tile from context 10 has a circular peghole, but, again this may be a flange body fragment judging by the thickness and the fabric.

Context 16 may date to the 12th century, as the possible plain roof tiles are too abraded to be fully diagnostic. However, one of the fragments of flanged tile has mortar along a broken edge which may signify reuse.

Context Form Date

5 Plain roofing 13-15th

6 Plain roofing 14-15th

10 Glazed curved, Curved, Flanged, Peg 13-15th

11 Roman brick Roman

12 Plain roofing, Peg 13-15th

16 Curved, ?Plain roofing, Flanged,

Glazed curved, Tegula ?12th