Keywords: Netley tiles.jpg en 13th century encaustic polychrome tiles from the floor of the church of Netley Abbey The heraldic symbols include the badges of England France Castile the Holy Roman Empire and many important noble familes These tiles were excavated in 1860 Netley Abbey with an Account of Recent Excavations and Discoveries in Collectanea Archaeologica communications made to the British Archaeological Association Volume II Part i by Revd Edmund Kell J R Jobbins 1863 PD-old Netley Abbey Medieval European tiles |