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—Various sizes of bricks have been discovered by me at Castlefield. They are very rarely complete. I obtained fragments, about 5 inches thick, of bright red colour, and another much thicker yet and perforated. A complete brick, 14 by 7 by 4 inches, weighing about 40 lb., from the same place, is now in my possession.

—I have parts, 7 inches to 10 inches wide, 1 inch thick. There are various types at the station with flanges 1½, 2, 2⅛, 2¼, and 2½ inches high, differently bevelled and channelled, the width of the flanges varying from ⅞ inch to 1⅜ inches.

Whitaker found some entire tiles, measuring 16¾ by 11¼ by 1½ inches.

Howarth mentions some tubes 12 or 14 inches square and 1½ inches thick.

Flanged tiles generally measure 15¾ by 12 by 2¼ inches, and plain tiles 16 by 10½ by 1½ inches.

At Melandra tiles have recently been found 8 inches square and 2 inches thick.