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Apantile is a type of firedroof tile, normally made fromclay. It is S-shaped in profile and is single lap, meaning that the end of the tile laps only the course immediately below. Flat tiles normally lap two courses.[1]
A pantile-covered roof is considerably lighter than a flat-tiled equivalent and can be laid to a lowerpitch.[2]
In Britain, pantiles are found in eastern coastal parts ofEngland andScotland includingNorfolk,East Yorkshire,County Durham,Perthshire,Angus,Lothian andFife, where they were first imported fromthe Netherlands in the early 17th century.[1] They are rarely used in western England or western Scotland, except inBristol and theSomerset town ofBridgwater.[2]
Roofing pantiles are not to be confused with thepaving tiles also named "pantiles."The Pantiles inRoyal Tunbridge Wells is named for the paving tiles installed there in 1699 — one-inch-thick square tiles made from heavywealden clay, shaped in a wooden pan before firing (hence the name "pan-tiles").[3] The pantile paving in Tunbridge Wells was replaced with flagstones in 1792.[citation needed]
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