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much as lolb. the whole would be an immense weight for the low- 

 pitched framework to support. The tiles at Thornford and those on 

 our own farm seem to have been cut and arranged as follow : 



FIG. B. ROMAN ROOF TILES. 



Now this plan, we find, lessens the weight somewhere about 30 

 per cent., or nearly one-third, and, besides, the scalloped ends are 

 highly ornamental. 



This seems to have been noticed by modern architects, and so 

 they, in adopting this plan, merely scalloped the ends, thus only 

 effecting a small reduction : 



FIG. C. ENGLISH STONE TILE ROOFING, IN IMITATION OF THE ROMAN METHOD. 



