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Ridge tile
(3) LY1 Lyveden/Stanion 1 1 37 speckled green glaze; the tile is stabbed underneath,
and has slashing on the upper surface, evidently near
the crest. Mortar is present underneath the tile. The
perforations, presumably to prevent warping during
firing in the kiln, are found at both the Lyveden and
Stanion kilns (Steane 1967, fig.9.a-c; Bellamy 1983,
fig.4.48), dating from the later 13th or early 14th
century
?BO2 ?Bourne ware 2 1 20 orange/brown glaze with ?serpentine crest, traces of
mortar underneath

(6) BO2 Bourne ware 2 1 44 green glazed, traces of mortar underneath

(8) BO2 1 37 green glazed

(9) LY1 Lyveden/Stanion 1 4 215 green glazed joining fragments, occasional
perforations underneath – this technology paralleled
at both the Stanion and Lyveden kilns; traces of
mortar underneath and along one edge; later
13th/early 14th century
BO2 Bourne ware 2 2 110 green glazed

U/S LY1 Lyveden/Stanion 1 2 153 one fragment speckled light/dark green, links with
kitchen floor; the other is greenish brown. Both are
stabbed underneath & show evidence of mortar
BO2 Bourne ware 2 1 52 greenish glaze
?BO2 ?Bourne ware 2 1 56 yellowish brown glaze - ?serpentine crest, with
thumbing at the end of the crest - crest paralleled at
Bourne (Healey 1973)
?BO/BO1 ?Bourne ware 4 607 2 fragments yellowish green glaze, 1 yellowish, 1
unclass./or Bourne greenish glaze, all with serpentine crests, a type
ware 1 similar but not identical to those found at the Austin
Friars, Leicester, where the tiles are dated from the
latter half of the 14th onwards (Allin 1981). Clay
body looks like Bourne, but with crushed shell
added: the crests are similar to those recorded at
Bourne (Healey 1973). All the tiles show evidence
of mortar underneath

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