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Ridge tile

Alice Chestre's roof would probably have had tiles made from limestone, slate or wood with a decorative pottery crest like this running along the ridge. This tile was found during the excavation of the medeval site of St Bartholomew's Hospital in Bristol during the late 1970s.

British Archaeology , Q3939.1-4[b] (image/tiff)
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Summary

: Q3939.1-4

: British Archaeology

: roof ridge

: An almost complete green-glazed ceramic roof ridge from the site of St Bartholomew's Hospital, Bristol. Many of Bristol's medieval buildings may have had decorative pottery crests running along their ridges constructed from tiles like this one.

Ridge tile

Current Location

On Display at M Shed, Bristol Places Gallery

: Bristol, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (UK) / England, Northern Europe, Europe

: St Bartholomew's Hospital, Bristol

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