Object number
55/332
Description
Tile used in a drainage system. Made in Frome area of Somerset c. 1880, laid in Tytherington Park. Depth of the system was c. 2 feet 6 inches.
This large heavy tile was used in a subsoil drainage system. It was made in the Frome area of Somerset, and was one of a series of tiles laid in Tytherington Park. The depth of the system was about 2 feet 6 inches, and the oldest inhabitants of the area, in 1955, could still remember the use of tiles of this type for main drainage channels. It dates from c. 1880.
Physical description
1 drainage tile:
Archival history
MERL 'Catalogue index' card – 'Tile // Late 19th century // This large heavy tile is 12 inches long, 6 inches high and 6 inches in diameter. It was made in the Frome area and was one of a series laid in Tytherington Park. The depth of the system was about 2 feel 6 inches, and the oldest inhabitants of the area can still remember the use of tiles of this type for main drainage channels.'
Production place
Frome [Somerset]
Production date
1875-01-01 - 1899-12-31
Production period
Late-nineteenth century
Object name
Material
Technique
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