KINCM 1998.84
- 15 Wednesday Market, Beverley, East Yorkshire
Ceramic
Building Material
S Garside-Neville
Introduction
There
were 2 boxes of ceramic building material.
There is a database in Access 2 available for this site.
Medieval material
The
medieval material comprises roof tile in the form, of plain tile and ridge
tile, and brick. The brick, from
context 1001, has measurements typical of medieval examples.
Post medieval material
Post
medieval material is represented by pan tile and brick. The brick can be divided into two
types. There is slop moulded brick,
often with a silty fabric and turning mark.
There are three examples in context 1001 of bricks with a fine orange
fabric. These bricks also have a
tapering thickness, and upper surfaces that are either cut or very worn. It is possible that these are gauged
bricks which have been cut so that they could be used in a door or window
arch. This type of brickwork came into
use during the 17th century. Another
explanation may be that the smooth surfaces were actually worn down because the
bricks were used for flooring. It is
also possible, judging by the breadth measurements, that they are medieval in
date - as is the other brick from context 1001. However, the fine orange fabric is not typical of medieval
brick. Context 1001 is an internal wall
that was erected along with the main build of the late 17th or early 18th
century house, so the bricks have been reused.
Recommendations
It
is recommended that this sample is retained for further study.
Ceramic Building Material
Context listing
|
Context |
Form |
L(mm) |
B(mm) |
T(mm) |
Comments |
Date |
Spot date |
|
1001 |
BRICK |
260 |
128 |
45 |
SILTY FABRIC |
14-15TH |
?16-17TH |
|
|
BRICK |
240 |
124 |
33 |
TAPERED, CUT/WORN |
?16-17TH |
|
|
|
BRICK |
242 |
124 |
25 |
TAPERED, CUT/WORN |
?16-17TH |
|
|
|
BRICK |
242 |
121 |
43 |
FINE SANDING, REFINED FABRIC,
TAPERED, CUT/WORN |
?16-17TH |
|
|
1002 |
BRICK |
223 |
114 |
60 |
SILTY FABRIC, SLOP MOULDED, TURNING
MARK |
18-19TH |
18-19TH |
|
|
BRICK |
230 |
109 |
54 |
SLOP MOULDED, TURNING MARK |
18-19TH |
|
|
1004 |
PAN |
0 |
0 |
0 |
REUSED |
17-19TH |
17-19TH |
|
|
PLAIN |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2
X REUSED |
13-16TH |
|
|
|
PLAIN |
0 |
0 |
0 |
REUSED, SILTY FABRIC, FINGER
SMOOTHED |
13-16TH |
|
|
1006 |
PAN |
0 |
0 |
0 |
SOOTED |
17-19TH |
17-19TH |
|
1012 |
BRICK |
0 |
112 |
51 |
|
16-19TH |
17-19TH |
|
|
PAN |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
17-19TH |
|
|
|
RIDGE |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
13-16TH |
|
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