YORYM 1997.43 – RAWCLIFFE, YORK

CERAMIC BUILDING MATERIALS

S Garside Neville

This small sample consists of plain tile and field drain. The plain tile could be either peg tile or nib tile, which was used for roofing from the medieval period onwards. The field drain is identified as such by the refined fabric and the fine, regular sanding. The field drain appears to be a horseshoe shaped form, which would have been used in tandem with a flat ceramic sole plate. It is an earlier form of drain, so may be mid 19th century in date.

Further work on this sample is not necessary, but it should be retained for comparative purposes.

CONTEXT LISTING

Context Material/s Date

1002 ?Med (fabric) Med

4013 Plain 13th-16th

9004 Field drain 19th+

5/7/04