Clay Tiles

As well as slate and lead, a common roofing material was the clay tile. These are either flat, interlocking, or shaped for use on ridges.

This section covers:

flat tiles
interlocking tiles

Flat Tiles

Plain or 'peg' tiles are nailed to wooden batterns, or else fixed with wooden pegs.

Common tile designs were the arrowhead, club, bullnose and fishtail:

Plain - Bricks & Brass code FT01
Club - FT02
Bullnose - FT03
Reverse Club - FT04
Small Club - FT05
Arrowhead - FT06
Fishtail - FT07

Interlocking Tiles

These are found in a range of designs, including the pantile and the modern Redland-style (made from concrete rather than clay). Interlocking tiles were rarely original in London houses of 1830 to 1914.