Record ID: SUSS-3B8874
Object type: ASSEMBLAGE
Broad period: ROMAN
County: West Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A scattered assemblage of Roman Ceramic Building Material including six tegula roof tile fragments, three box flue tile fragments, five floor tile fragments and a possible imbrex tile. A  fragment of wall plaster, SUSS-3BA1AE was found in the same field. Total weight: 3170g.
Created on: Monday 8th April 2024
Last updated: Monday 15th April 2024
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'near Bosham', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SUR-E67A3B
Object type: FLUE TILE
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A heavily abraded fragment of a Roman box flue tile, 53.5mm in length. The tile has a reddish low fired earthenware fabric. The outer surface has been combed for the attachment of plaster.
Created on: Thursday 4th April 2024
Last updated: Friday 5th April 2024
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Record ID: SUR-E669DB
Object type: FLUE TILE
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A heavily abraded fragment of a Roman box flue tile, 83mm in length. The tile has a reddish low fired earthenware fabric. The outer surface has been combed for the attachment of plaster.
Created on: Thursday 4th April 2024
Last updated: Friday 5th April 2024
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Record ID: NLM-AD61BF
Object type: FLUE TILE
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Published
Ceramic building material. Handmade flue tile fragment. Oxidised fabric with a reduced core, with parallel grooves across the upper side as formed and sand imprints on the lower side. Part of a hypocaust flue or box tile, with the grooves serving as keying for plaster. This object suggests a Romanised occupation equipped with central heating in the vicinity, possibly a ‘villa’ or its bath house. Suggested date: Roman, 43-410 Length: 68.8mm, Thickness: 17.7mm, Weight: 59.65gms
Created on: Friday 8th March 2024
Last updated: Friday 8th March 2024
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'North Cockerington', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LIN-BC9890
Object type: DODECAHEDRON
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Published
A complete cast copper-alloy dodecahedron dating to the Roman period (c. AD 43-410). Type 1b. This object was discovered during a controlled archaeological investigation by a local History and Archaeology Group and Allen Archaeology and was recovered from a pit described by the excavators as a quarry infilled with debris as a midden. Other finds include a box-flue tile fragment, grey-ware pottery, roof tile debris and animal teeth. Photographs and information were kindly provided by Lorena Hitchens who is currently undertaking a PhD on the topic…
Created on: Monday 8th January 2024
Last updated: Tuesday 20th February 2024
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Norton Disney', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-435A6F
Object type: TILE
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A sub rectangular piece of ceramic, crudely moulded. It is orange in colour with some large inclusions. It is a corner of a large, thick tile, with slightly inward sloping sides. One the top of the tile, two crossing lines have been scratched in while the clay was wet, presumably to enable adherence of plaster or similar. It is likely to be part of a hypocaust or box flue system. Found in the vicinity of Roman tile kilns and may possibly have been manufactured there, clay pits have also been identified at the site. Dimensions: 98mm long and 60mm wide, it is 31mm thick and weighs …
Created on: Thursday 21st December 2023
Last updated: Friday 5th January 2024
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Quernmore', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: ESS-F05908
Object type: FLUE TILE
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of ceramic box flue tile of Roman date (c.43-410). Description: The fragment is broadly rectangular in plan and in cross-section. It is made from a hard orangefabric with grey core and sparse red ceramic and possible small quartz inclusions or/and possibly mica. All edges are broken, irregular and worn. One face has evenly spaced indentations in the form of stripes in a chevron pattern, probably stamped or rolled. Measurements: length: 71.18mm; width: 56.55mm; thickness: 17.57mm; weight: 83.29g Discussion: Betts writes that flue tiles were &q…
Created on: Tuesday 5th December 2023
Last updated: Friday 26th January 2024
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Record ID: ESS-E5BCD6
Object type: FLUE TILE
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A group of three fragments of ceramic box flue tile of Roman date (c.43-410). Fragment 1: Description: The object is broadly triangular in plan and flat except for one edge where the corner of the box tile survives in part. All other edges are broken and irregular. One side has inscribed stripes 31.3mm wide, each made up of of 6 grooves. The stripes are in a lattice pattern to assist the mortar sticking. It is made from a hard red grey fabric. There are traces of off-white possible mortar on all faces. There is a stone inclusion 10.3mm x 6.6mm in the plain si…
Created on: Tuesday 17th October 2023
Last updated: Friday 17th November 2023
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Record ID: WILT-62AA07
Object type: TILE
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of Roman box ceramic flue tile or voussoir block, dating to c. AD 43-410. The find is sub-square in plan, with an orange, oxidized outer surface and combed decoration, making six partial arcs. The inner surface is light grey in colour, with some voids (largest is 2.7mm x 2.3mm) as though organic matter was included in the clay. Well-sorted, sub-angular probable flint inclusions are present too, of an intermediate frequency and up to 1.5mm in length. Dimensions: length: 18.4mm; width: 14.9mm; thickness: 5.9mm; weight: 2.0g. Rachael Seager Smith of Wessex Archaeolo…
Created on: Wednesday 23rd August 2023
Last updated: Wednesday 23rd August 2023
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Record ID: NMS-A05C46
Object type: FLUE TILE
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Fragment of Roman ceramic box flue tile with curvilinear combing on one face, weight 68g, thickness 19.5, mid 1st - 4th century.
Created on: Wednesday 14th June 2023
Last updated: Wednesday 14th June 2023
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Record ID: DEV-D8C9D8
Object type: TILE
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Devon
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A large, broadly rectangular fragment from a ceramic box flue (hypocaust) tile of Roman date. One original edge survives at the end of one of the short edges, and one of the broken lateral edges is close to the point of one of the corners of the tile, which would have been cuboid-shaped with open ends. On the front of the tile there are two areas of diagonal combing, one overlying the other, to form an X. The complete (overlying) combed linear is 54mm wide and is formed from a comb with nine teeth. Measurements: length 157 mm, width 104 mm, thickness 20 mm, weight&…
Created on: Friday 24th March 2023
Last updated: Thursday 27th April 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Shillingford St George', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SUSS-CB728B
Object type: TILE
Broad period: ROMAN
County: West Sussex
Workflow stage: Published
A large fragment of a Roman Box flue tile dating AD43-410. The tile fragment is rectangular with combed linear bands comprising five raised ribs in a saltire arrangement from corner to corner with a third central transverse band from each long edge. This is set within a rectangular border comprising a further band running inside each edge. One long edge of the tile (adjacent to the organic void on the combed face), appears to be original with the three other edges comprising worn breaks.The orange brown fabric is hard and coarse. It is suggested that…
Created on: Monday 27th February 2023
Last updated: Thursday 11th May 2023
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Record ID: NMS-62C1C7
Object type: TILE
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
15 Roman tile fragments, weight 861g: A4, one 27mm thick (27g); B1, one tegula flange, one 33mm thick & 5 scraps (160g); B2, one 33mm thick, one combed box flue 24mm thick (113g); B3, one 32mm thick (308g); C1, 1 tegula & large scrap (130g); C3, one 32mm thick (96g); C4, one 25mm thick (27g).
Created on: Wednesday 22nd February 2023
Last updated: Wednesday 22nd February 2023
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Record ID: NARC-B3CBCD
Object type: TILE
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Northamptonshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of a ceramic Box Flue Tile of Roman date (AD 150-350). The fragment is composed of the main flat section of the tile. The fabric is red/orange in colour with darkened brown areas. The fabric is hard and fine frequent mica inclusions. The upper surface has an incised decorative pattern composed of 4 repeating rows of chevrons. McComish (2015:12) writes "Box flues (tubuli) are hollow rectangular or square cross-sectioned tiles, with sanded interior surfaces, and they have vents in two opposing sides, while the other two sides are usually keyed. The keying can be inc…
Created on: Thursday 15th December 2022
Last updated: Friday 3rd February 2023
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Record ID: NARC-B39292
Object type: TILE
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Northamptonshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of a ceramic Box Flue Tile of Roman date (AD 150-350). The fragment includes a minor amount of the flange section, and a portion of the main flat section of the tile. The fabric is red/orange in colour with darkened brown areas. The fabric is hard and fine with infrequent lithic inclusions and frequent light mica inclusions. The upper surface has an incised decorative pattern composed of 2 incised diagonal lines. McComish (2015:12) writes "Box flues (tubuli) are hollow rectangular or square cross-sectioned tiles, with sanded interior surfaces, and they have vents …
Created on: Thursday 15th December 2022
Last updated: Friday 3rd February 2023
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Record ID: SUR-931BF5
Object type: TILE
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An abraded fragment of a Roman box flue (tubuli) tile. The red-brown fabric has fine well sorted quartz sand inclusions with infrequent larger calcined and ferrous clasts. One side of the tile has been roller stamped (using a carved wooden roller) with a geometric pattern comprised of a lattice of chevrons. This was done before firing to facilitate adhesion of the mortar. 
Created on: Friday 14th October 2022
Last updated: Friday 14th October 2022
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Record ID: PUBLIC-782F85
Object type: FLUE TILE
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment from a Roman box flue tile dating to AD 43-410. The fragment has evidence of the typical combed decoration on one face. The outer face is undecorated. The fabric is orange on the outer surfaces and has a grey colour core.  There are infrequent quartz inclusions throughout the fabric.  Box flue tiles were used to create flues in the walls of building, through which hot air generated by the hypocaust system would pass. The grooves decorating the surfaces are key to improving the adhesion of the tile to wall plaster.  Measurments :- Length 72…
Created on: Thursday 25th August 2022
Last updated: Monday 16th January 2023
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Record ID: LON-325521
Object type: TILE
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of a Roman ceramic Lowther's Group 5 and Betts Die 60, relief-patterned flue-tile dating from AD 50-410. A similar tile is illustrated in Betts et al (1997:58 Fig.27df No.60). The front is decorated with relief-patterned rolled design in the "Diamond and lattice" group style. Betts writes "Keyed with wooden rollers applied when the clay was still damp, before they were put into the kiln to fire. This was added so the tiles could be more firmly mortared into place." The fabric is fully oxidised and red throughout. Betts et al (1997:121) write "There is no useful context or c…
Created on: Wednesday 22nd June 2022
Last updated: Friday 8th July 2022
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Record ID: NMS-AC2A93
Object type: FLUE TILE
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Fragment of Roman ceramic combed box flue tile, weight 44g, thickness 18.5mm. Mid 1st - 4th century.
Created on: Thursday 28th April 2022
Last updated: Friday 29th April 2022
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Record ID: NMS-FBD50B
Object type: FLUE TILE
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
2 fragments of Roman ceramic combed box flue tile, weight 266g. Mid 1st - 4th century.
Created on: Friday 18th February 2022
Last updated: Friday 18th February 2022
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