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The name pantiles originally referred to a form of tile
Tile

A tile is a manufactured piece of hard-wearing material such as ceramic, Rock , metal, or even glass. Tiles are generally used for covering roofs, floors, and walls, showers, or other objects such as tabletops....
 used in paving
Sidewalk

A sidewalk , pavement , footpath or footway is a Trail for pedestrians that is situated alongside a road or formed like sidewalks that are alongside roads ....
 and (more often) roof
Roof

A roof is the covering on the uppermost part of a building. A roof protects the building and its contents from the effects of weather. Structures that require roofs range from a letter box to a cathedral or stadium, dwellings being the most numerous....
ing. Today the name is also used to refer to an area in the town of Tunbridge Wells
Royal Tunbridge Wells

Royal Tunbridge Wells is a town in west Kent, England, about south-southeast of central London, bordering the county of East Sussex. It is situated at the northern edge of the Weald, the sandstone geology of which is exemplified by the rock formations at the Wellington Rocks and High Rocks....
, Kent
Kent

Kent is a Counties of England in southeast England, and is one of the home counties. It borders East Sussex, Surrey and Greater London and has a defined boundary with Essex in the middle of the River Thames estuary....
, England
England

native_name =|conventional_long_name = England|common_name = England|image_flag = Flag of England.svg|image_coat = England COA.svg|symbol_type = Royal Coat of Arms...
 which formerly used such tiling.


erly known as The Walks and the (Royal) Parade.

Pantiles are defined by dictionaries as roofing tiles, S-shaped in section.






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The name pantiles originally referred to a form of tile
Tile

A tile is a manufactured piece of hard-wearing material such as ceramic, Rock , metal, or even glass. Tiles are generally used for covering roofs, floors, and walls, showers, or other objects such as tabletops....
 used in paving
Sidewalk

A sidewalk , pavement , footpath or footway is a Trail for pedestrians that is situated alongside a road or formed like sidewalks that are alongside roads ....
 and (more often) roof
Roof

A roof is the covering on the uppermost part of a building. A roof protects the building and its contents from the effects of weather. Structures that require roofs range from a letter box to a cathedral or stadium, dwellings being the most numerous....
ing. Today the name is also used to refer to an area in the town of Tunbridge Wells
Royal Tunbridge Wells

Royal Tunbridge Wells is a town in west Kent, England, about south-southeast of central London, bordering the county of East Sussex. It is situated at the northern edge of the Weald, the sandstone geology of which is exemplified by the rock formations at the Wellington Rocks and High Rocks....
, Kent
Kent

Kent is a Counties of England in southeast England, and is one of the home counties. It borders East Sussex, Surrey and Greater London and has a defined boundary with Essex in the middle of the River Thames estuary....
, England
England

native_name =|conventional_long_name = England|common_name = England|image_flag = Flag of England.svg|image_coat = England COA.svg|symbol_type = Royal Coat of Arms...
 which formerly used such tiling.

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The Pantiles, Tunbridge Wells

Formerly known as The Walks and the (Royal) Parade.

Pantiles are defined by dictionaries as roofing tiles, S-shaped in section. It seems that the use of pantiles for paving in Tunbridge Wells is unusual if not unique.

Background to the name 'Pantiles'

  • In 1700 the Upper Walks were paved with pantiles.
  • On the 1738 map
    Map

    A map is a visual representation of an area?a symbolic depiction highlighting relationships between elements of that space such as Object , regions, and topic-comment....
     the area appears pretty much in its present form.
  • In 1793 the pantiles were removed and substituted with stone flagging – the region was then called The Parade.
  • In 1887 the old name was revived.


Most of the Pantiles is listed
Listed building

A listed building in the United Kingdom is a building or other structure officially designated as being of special architectural, historical or cultural significance....
: mostly built early to mid 19th century. No.7 is c.1660; 39-41 was formerly the Gloster Tavern; The Corn Exchange and Royal Victoria Hotel are both early 19th century.

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