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FLOOR TILE
Unique ID: LVPL-822CD8
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
An incomplete fired ceramic brick, possibly a floor tile, dating from the Medieval to the Post-Medieval period. The object is sub-oval in plan and rectangular in cross-section. The lower face of the object is sandy with occasional oval pits. The upper face is well worn. The object has a orangy-red outer fabric with occasional large inclusions. The internal fabric has a wide band of greyish-black indicating that it has not been fired all the way through. It has been hard fired. Tile and brick are often difficult to date however the thickness of the object indicates that it may have been intended for more heavy duty use.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1100
Date to: Circa AD 1700
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 82 mm
Width: 38 mm
Thickness: 40 mm
Weight: 161.6 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 1st April 2014
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Ceramic
Manufacture method: Hand made
Completeness: Incomplete
Spatial metadata
Region: North West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Cheshire West and Chester (Unitary Authority)
District: Cheshire West and Chester (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Malpas
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: Centred on parish
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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