Conservation Peg Tiles in Essex
Heritage Tiles: Emblematic of the finest craftsmanship
Heritage tiles are the professional roofer's choice for the highest quality clay roof tiles. We pride ourselves in manufacturing, stocking, and delivering the very finest in prestige clay roof tiles.
Heritage Tiles have several tile ranges that satisfy every architectural requirement. Vintage and historic properties right up to modern new builds are covered by the diverse range of clay roof tiles that we stock.
So, whether you are in the building trade, or simply wish to choose your own tiles, Heritage Tiles have the right product for your specific requirements.
What Heritage Tiles have to offer our customers?
- We offer specification and technical solutions to help you achieve the perfect build.
- We also offer expert design advice to all our customers.
- We are happy to engage in site visits with our clients.
- We have stockists and distributors throughout the United Kingdom to ensure that we can provide our expert service to a wider area.
- We can provide estimated quantities from plans supplied by our clients.
- We offer battening plans.
- We can deliver a standard and bespoke colour choice for our clay tile products.
- All our tiles are assessed and approved by Lucideon.
- We provide a nationwide delivery and collection service.
The ranges of clay roof tiles we supply.
The Clayhall Range of roof tiles:
Clayhall Medium Blend - Carefully crafted to replicate all the features of handmade the Clayhall hand crafted range of tiles offers an excellent alternative when budget restrictions are a concern, but without compromising quality or durability.
Clayhall Dark Blend - Quality and durability in a budget clay roof tile. The Clayhall dark blend is sure to turn heads.
Clayhall Red Blend - A beautiful rustic clay roof tile. The Clayhall red blend is a firm favourite with our customers.
Clayhall Hamlet Mix - The Clayhall Hamlet mix is a gorgeous light and sandy looking clay roof tile that is a perennial favourite in the building trade.
Clayhall Birchwood Mix - The Clayhall Birchwood mix offers a gorgeous blend of lighter and darker shades in this diverse clay roof tile. If you are concerned that your roof tiles could look monotonous, the Clayhall Birchwood mix is the clay roof tile to choose.
The Conservation Range of roof tiles
The Conservation range of roof tiles are available in a range of distinctive colours, created by using a very fine sand, The Conservation Weathered; A natural warm tone, achieving an instant mellow and settled look and The Conservation Red; perfect for vertical tiling especially suited for villages and hamlets with olde world vernacular charm.
Manufactured using high quality clay, achieving high strength and durability properties, giving homeowners and contractors peace of mind for many years to come. The conservation range comes with a complete set of associated fittings, including Hog Back Ridge, Half Round Ridge, Bonnet Hips, Valley tiles and External Angles.
The Conservation range of clay roof tiles comes in the following variations:
- Conservation Red
- Conservation Weathered
- Conservation Dark
Conservation Peg Tile
Plain clay roofing tiles laid to a double lap have been used for roof covering in England since before the Norman Conquest and tiles dating back to Roman Times have been discovered under excavation. From the outset clay plain tiles were made incorporating fixing features.
The Classic Edwardian roof tile
The Classic range of plain tiles is one of the finest ranges of clay tiles.
We source only the best raw materials for our craftsman to create beautifully handmade clay tiles of the highest quality and durability.
Tile Fittings available from Heritage Tiles
There are many fittings that are available from us a Heritage Tiles to complete your build to perfection. We stock and supply the following:
- Gable Tile
- Eave Tile
- Baby Porch Ridge
- 90 Degree Ext. Angle
- Universal Bonnet Hip
- Half Round Ridge
- Hogs Back Ridge
- Mono Ridge
- Third Round Ridge
- Universal Valley
- Ornamental Club
- Bat Tile Set
Bat Tiles:
Provide help for our bats with our range of bat friendly roof tiles.
Did you know that all UK bats and their roosts are protected by law? The Wildlife and Countryside Act introduced in 1981, gave legal protection to all bat species and their roosts in England.
Distinct species of bats prefer differing places to roost. The two most usually found species of bat in the UK are the Pipistrelle and Brown Long-Eared Bat. Pipistrelle prefer confined spaces such as under tiles on roofs and hanging spaces. The Brown Long-Eared Bat prefer roof timbers and ridges inside lofts. Heritage Clay Tiles can provide purpose made access points within your roof tiles or ridge tiles. The Bat Tile Set can form part of a mitigation package required by law for existing roosts or as potential access where a roost had not previously been present.
Select a Blend
Getting the right blend for your roofing project can feel daunting, but with our blend generator you can mix and match various blends of tiles to achieve the perfect blend.
Click here to make use of our online tool to choose your own unique blend.
Because our strict quality control provides a consistent tile size you can mix assorted styles and colours of tiles to make your roof unique to you. Please use the tool below to experiment with various blends.
Adjust the sliders to set the ingredients for your desired blend then click on the update mix button.
Alternatively click on any blend or tile to display it.
Whatever type of clay roof tile you want, Heritage Tiles will be able to help.
Conservation Peg Tiles
Using reclaimed peg tiles
Sustainability has become a favourite buzz word in the building industry recently. The use of reclaimed building materials is big business these days, and for incredibly good reason.
We should all be looking to reduce our use of natural resources, and clay is a natural resource. However, when one is faced with a building project, whether it be a new build or a sympathetic renovation, sourcing reclaimed building materials is not always easy, or even a cost-effective practice. Finding the requisite number of peg tiles is also proving tricky for many builders. For this reason, Heritage manufacture and supply high quality conservation peg tiles at extremely competitive prices.
Finding the number of reclaimed tiles, you need is a challenge
Although reclaimed tiles are considered a more environmentally friendly option, as it reduces waste and preserves the historical integrity of many buildings, it is not always possible to source enough of a certain building material to complete the job. This is one of the driving forces behind the Heritage conservation peg tile.
In essence, peg tiles, particularly the Heritage conservation peg tile.
is a traditional and incredibly durable roofing material with a wonderfully rich history and offer significant architectural value to your building project, making them an exceedingly popular choice in both historical and modern contexts.
A little information about Essex
Where is Essex?
Essex is a ceremonial county in the East of England. It is bordered by Cambridgeshire and Suffolk to the north, the North Sea to the east, Kent across the Thames Estuary to the south, Greater London to the south-west, and Hertfordshire to the west. The largest settlement in Essex is Southend-on-Sea.
The county of Essex has an area of 1,420 square miles and had an estimated population of 1,929,610 in 2024. The south of Essex is quite densely populated and includes Southend-on-Sea in the south-east and Basildon in the south-centre. The centre and north of Essex is more rural in its geographical appearance, and its principal settlements include Chelmsford in the centre and Colchester in the north-east. The districts of Chelmsford, Colchester and Southend hold city status. For local government purposes Essex comprises a non-metropolitan county, with twelve districts, and two unitary authority areas: Thurrock and Southend-on-Sea. The county historically included north-east Greater London, the River Lea forming its western border.
Parts of the coast of Essex are wetland and salt marsh, including a large expanse at Hamford Water, and it contains several large beaches.
A little Essex history
What is now Essex was once occupied by the Trinovantes tribe during the Iron Age. The ancient tribe established a settlement at Colchester in Essex, which is the oldest recorded town in Britain. The famous Essex town was conquered by the Romans but subsequently sacked by the Trinovantes during the Boudican revolt. In the Early Middle Ages, the Essex region was invaded by the Saxons, who formerly declared it to be known as the Kingdom of Essex; they were followed by the Vikings, who after winning the Battle of Maldon were able to extract the first Danegeld from King Aethelred.
After the Norman Conquest of 1066 much of Essex became a royal forest, and in 1381 the people of Essex were heavily involved in the Peasants' Revolt. Fortunately, the subsequent centuries were more settled, and the economy of Essex became increasingly tied to that of London; in the nineteenth century the railways allowed coastal resorts such as Clacton-on-Sea to develop and the Port of London to shift downriver to Tilbury. Subsequent development has included the new towns of Basildon and Harlow, the development of the Harwich International Port, and the petroleum industry plays a significant role in Essex.
The Iron Age in Essex
During the Iron Age, Essex and parts of southern Suffolk were controlled by the local Trinovantes tribe. Their production of their own coinage marks them out as one of the more advanced tribes on the island, this advantage in common with other tribes in the south-east is probably due to the Belgic element within their elite. Historical records have shown that several important people, including kings have stated that the Trinovantes tribe were rather civilised and could be reasoned with, unlike some other, more barbaric tribes from the time. Their capital was the Essex town of Colchester, Britain's oldest recorded town, which had its own mint. The tribe were in extended conflict with their western neighbours, the Catuvellauni, and steadily lost ground. By AD 10 they had come under the complete control of the Catuvellauni, who took Colchester as their own capital.
The Roman period in Essex
The Roman invasion of AD 43 began with a landing on the south coast, probably in the Richborough area of Kent. After some initial successes against the Britons, they paused to await reinforcements, and the arrival of the Emperor Claudius. The combined army then proceeded to the capital of the Catevellauni-Trinovantes at Colchester in Essex and took it quickly.
The emperor Claudius held a review of his invasion force on Lexden Heath in Essex, where the army formally proclaimed him Imperator. The invasion force that assembled before him included four legions, mounted auxiliaries and an elephant corps, a force of around 30,000 men. At the Essex town of Colchester, the kings of eleven British tribes surrendered to Claudius.
Colchester became a Roman Colonia, with the official name being Colonia Claudia Victricensis, meaning 'the City of Claudius' Victory'. It was initially the most important city in Roman Britain and in it they established a temple to the revered God-Emperor Claudius. This was the largest building of its kind in Roman Britain.
The late Roman period, and the period shortly after, was the setting for the King Cole legends based around Colchester in Essex. One very distinct version of this particular legend concerns St Helena, the mother of Constantine the Great. The legend makes her the daughter of Coel, Duke of the Britons, also known as King Cole and in it she gives birth to Constantine in the Essex town of Colchester. This, and related legends, are at variance with biographical details as they are now known, but it is likely that Constantine, and his father, Constantius spent time in Essex during their years in Britain. The presence of St Helena in the county of Essex is less certain.
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